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[Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe and House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris issued a joint letter to the church on Jan. 21 emphasizing “Christ’s call to welcome the stranger” after President Donald Trump, on his first day back in office, issued a series of executive orders taking aim at migrants, refugees and…

[Anglican Communion News Service]  The Most Rev. Gilbert Rateloson Rakotondravelo was installed as the archbishop and primate of the Province of the Indian Ocean during a Jan. 19 service at the Cathedral Church of St. Mark in Fianarantsoa, Madagascar. Rakotondravelo served as bishop of Fianarantsoa before he was elected archbishop on Dec. 14, 2024. Rakotondravelo…

[Scottish Episcopal Church] The Scottish Episcopal Church has undertaken a new initiative that will offer two scholarships to applicants from the Global South, aimed at building and strengthening relationships within the Anglican Communion. Successful candidates will be active members of an Anglican Church in the Global South — which covers the regions of Africa, Asia, Caribbean,…

[Episcopal News Service] Episcopal leaders and Episcopalians are affirming the church’s long-standing public policy positions and emphasizing Jesus’ Gospel message of love for neighbor, while praying for peace and unity as the Unites States prepares for President-elect Donald Trump to take office for the second time on Jan. 20. The church’s Washington, D.C.-based Office of…

[Episcopal News Service] The National Park Service has awarded a $20,250 grant to support adding a historic designation to a Diocese of Georgia church that was founded by Deaconess Anna Alexander, The Episcopal Church’s only Black deaconess. Good Shepherd Episcopal School and Church in Glynn County was one of 20 sites nationwide that received the…

[Diocese of San Joaquin] The Rt. Rev. David C. Rice Jan. 16 announced plans to retire in spring 2026, prompting the Fresno, California-based Diocese of San Joaquin to begin a bishop search. Rice was elected as San Joaquin’s bishop diocesan in 2017 after serving as provisional bishop starting in 2014. He had previously served as…

[Episcopal News Service] Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell released the following statement Jan. 16 on the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.  “The ceasefire-hostage deal between Israel and Hamas has been far too long in the making, but it is welcome news for those caught up in this devastating violence. “My prayers are with all the…

St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Eagle Rock, California, will house Sunday worship services for the congregation of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Altadena. St. Mark’s building burned down on Jan. 8, 2025. Photo: Diocese of Los Angeles [Diocese of Los Angeles] As San Gabriel Valley Episcopal congregations continue to unite in Eaton fire relief efforts,…

Partners in Housing Transition invites families to select from its available furniture and other household items in a basement room of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Photo: Partners in Housing Transition [Episcopal News Service] Partners in Housing Transition is a long-running furniture ministry of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Of all…

[Anglican Church of Canada] Mothers’ Union has elected its first worldwide president from Canada — Kathleen Snow, a board member at the international Anglican charity and parish nurse at Christ Church Cathedral in Fredericton, New Brunswick. She is the second president of the charity to come from outside the U.K., following her predecessor, Sheran Harper from…