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A transgender pride flag is displayed at a booth during Portland Pride on July 21, 2024, in Portland, Oregon. Photo: Jenny Kane/AP [Episcopal News Service] One week ahead of Inauguration Day, over 400 Episcopalians gathered live via Zoom to learn about the current U.S. legislative environment and what they can do to protect and support…

[Anglican Communion News Service] At a meeting of the Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Unity, Faith and Order (IASCUFO), which gathered in Kuala Lumpur in December, the commission issued a communiqué following the publication of the paper “The Nairobi-Cairo Proposals: Renewing the Instruments of the Anglican Communion.” The paper is the result of work commissioned at the…

[Anglican Journal — Anglican Church of Canada] Churches and other charitable organizations across Canada are awaiting confirmation on a proposed extension to the Canada Revenue Agency’s annual deadline for charitable donation from Dec. 31, 2024, to Feb. 28, 2025. Due to the Canada Post strike which interrupted mail delivery from Nov. 15 until the federal government…

[Religion News Service] A provisional document published by the Italian Bishops’ Conference on Jan. 10 and approved by the Vatican cautiously opens the door for the ordination of openly gay men to the priesthood, while maintaining the normal requirement of chastity. “In the formative process, when referring to homosexual tendencies, it’s also appropriate not to reduce…

[Episcopal News Service] Episcopalians across the United States are committing to protecting and supporting immigrants after President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated Jan. 20, following a campaign in which Trump amplified anti-immigrant rhetoric, vowed to deport millions of immigrants and embraced false and dehumanizing stereotypes about immigrant communities. “All of us who live along the [U.S.-Mexico]…

[World Council of Churches] The World Council of Churches, with the India Peace Centre, has launched an Interfaith Coalition on Land, Water and Food, the first such initiative in India. Faith communities need to engage, respond and advocate for the ever-rising global crisis around land, water and food said Dinesh Suna, the Council’s program executive…

[Anglican Communion News Service] Young people with a passion for theology are being invited to submit articles, poetry, video or art contributions expressing their views on the ecology and climate, in the next publishing cycle from Young Anglican Theology. Working in partnership with the Anglican Communion Youth Network, Young Anglican Theology is a gathering of young…

[Diocese of Los Angeles] Underscoring pastoral support “in the midst of an existential crisis about the future of two whole communities,” Los Angeles Bishop John Harvey Taylor invited Diocesan Council’s Jan. 9 meeting to suspend regular business in favor of conversation and consultation, noting the diocese would come together to celebrate the Jan. 11 ordinations of…

Episcopal bishops pose for a photo with Archbishop Hosam Naoum and members of St. George’s Cathedral during the bishops’ visit to the Holy Land. Photo: Carrie Schofield-Broadbent via Facebook [Episcopal News Service] Ten Episcopal bishops are returning to their dioceses this week after what they have described as a “solidarity pilgrimage” to the Holy Land…

A Celtic worship service at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia. Photo: Screenshot [Episcopal News Service] Every year during the autumn and winter months, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, offers a monthly Celtic worship service for members of the community to pray in a nature-based and meditative setting. “It’s a beautiful and…