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[Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe will be ceremonially seated at Washington National Cathedral on Feb. 2 during the cathedral’s main Sunday Eucharist, at which Rowe also will preach. The 11:15 a.m. Eastern service will be livestreamed on the cathedral’s YouTube channel. The liturgy for the service is contained in the church’s Book of…

Hive Bakery in Flower Mound, Texas, began selling cookies made with the Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde’s image after the Washington Bishop pleaded with President Donald Trump to show mercy to “the people in our country who are scared now” – specifically LGBTQ+ people and immigrants in her Jan. 21 sermon during the Service of Prayer…

[World Council of Churches] In an address before the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on Jan. 27, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew spoke of how religion can provide a unique perspective in the objective to eradicate poverty and hunger, to address fundamentalism and racism, and to advance tolerance and dialogue. “Churches and religious…

[Anglican Taonga] There’s a lot of talk about connecting with communities in mission, and Ross McQueen, a retired farmer in the Canterbury region of New Zealand,  is exactly the kind of person our church could overlook if “connecting with communities” got left out of our plans. Back in 1976 when Ross McQueen was a young farmer…

St. David’s Episcopal Church in Southfield, Michigan, hosted a “Guns and Arts” community buyback event in June 2024. The unwanted guns that were collected were cut and transformed into jewelry and pieces of art. Michigan Bishop Bonnie Perry blessed the saws before they destroyed the firearms. Photo: Todd Nissen [Episcopal News Service] After continuously advocating…

[Melbourne Anglican] A Rotarian, long-term volunteers in op shops (known in the United States as thrift shops), a chancellor and a dedicated Bellarine region parishioner were among Anglicans honored in the 2025 Australia Day list. At least five parishioners from across Victoria received Medals of the Order of Australia for their community service and leadership. Jan. 26 is…

The Rev. Kevin Laskowski, a priest in the Diocese of Virginia, appeared on “Jeopardy!” on Nov. 25-28, winning three times. Photo: “Jeopardy!” [Episcopal News Service] The Rev. Kevin Laskowski’s road to “Jeopardy!” fame, as he tells the story, began in a moment of grief. It was February 2023, and he had recently lost his father…

[Office of the Archbishop of York] Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell and the bishop of London, the Rt. Rev. Sarah Mullally, attended two remembrance events Jan. 27 to mark Holocaust Memorial Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. The theme of this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day is “Learn for a…

During a Jan. 26, 2025, panel discussion hosted by the University of the South’s School of Theology, Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe addressed The Episcopal Church’s role in modern society. Photo: Screenshot [Episcopal News Service] The University of the South’s School of Theology in Sewanee, Tennessee, hosted a panel discussion on the opportunities and challenges The…

[Anglican Communion News Service] On Jan. 24 — during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity — Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell participated in ecumenical services at the Basilica of St .Paul’s Outside the Walls in Rome. The occasion also marked the farewell of the Most Rev. Ian Ernest, concluding his role as the director…