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[Anglican Communion News Service] On Jan. 26 the Most Rev. Vicente Msosa was installed as primate of the Igreja Anglicana de Moçambique e Angola (IAMA), or the Anglican Church of Mozambique and Angola. He succeeds interim presiding bishop the Rt. Rev. Carlos Matsinhe. IAMA is the newest province in the Anglican Communion. It was inaugurated…

Parishioners of St. John’s Cathedral in Denver, Colorado, worship surrounded by scaffolding in this undated photo. The cathedral launched a capital campaign in 2021 for extensive renovations, which are expected to be completed in 2025. Photo: Courtesy of Patrick Lannen [Episcopal News Service] Less than four years after launching a capital campaign for renovations, the…

An immigrant family listens to Nora Sandigo as she discusses the process of becoming the legal guardian for their children on Jan. 19 in Miami, Florida. Several immigrants families asked Sandigo to be the legal guardian of their children in case they are detained or deported. Photo: Associated Press [Episcopal News Service] A growing number…

The congregation of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Altadena, California, gathered Jan. 19, 2024, for their first Sunday worship service at nearby St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Eagle Rock after the church and school buildings burned down earlier this month. Photo: Matt Wright. [Diocese of Los Angeles] The congregation of Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church in…

[Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Church has helped resettle more than 100,000 refugees fleeing war and persecution since the United States created its federal resettlement program 45 years ago. That ministry, one of the church’s most revered and robust, was effectively halted this week by a stroke of the president’s pen. On Jan. 20, hours…

The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York, New York, is featuring “Notre-Dame de Paris, The Augmented Exhibition,” through Jan. 31, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of Alexa Gallo [Episcopal News Service] The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City is featuring an immersive traveling exhibition on 850 years of…

Washington Bishop Mariann Budde preaches Jan. 21 at the Service of Prayer for the Nation at Washington National Cathedral. Photo: Washington National Cathedral, via Facebook [Episcopal News Service] The sermon’s duration was less than 15 minutes. Its theme – a call for unity grounded in faith at a time of political division – was hardly…

[Melbourne Anglican] Muslim, Jewish, Arab and Palestinian people in Australia might be unable to practice their religion freely because of escalating hate crimes and racism across the country, faith and human rights groups say. They denounced a recent series of hate crimes in a joint statement and warned acts of Islamophobia and antisemitism, and anti-Palestinian and…

[Church in Wales] An innovative church project, funded by the Church in Wales, has sparked extraordinary growth in youth ministry, engaging more than 160 children across three coastal parishes. Just a year ago, only two children were involved. The Faith Alive project from Bro Dwylan Ministry Area in the Diocese of Bangor combines regular family-friendly worship with…

President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Vance’s wife, Usha Vance, attend the Jan. 21 prayer service at Washington National Cathedral. Photo: Associated Press [Episcopal News Service] Washington Bishop Mariann Budde, in her Jan. 21 sermon at Washington National Cathedral’s Service of Prayer for the Nation, called on all Americans…