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Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Chestertown, Maryland, created its public prayer board in November 2023, and since then its 30 blanks regularly fill with names and other prayer requests, which are read during Sunday services. Photo: Claire Nevin-Field [Episcopal News Service] When Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Chestertown, Maryland, reads the Prayers of the People in the middle…

[Anglican Communion News Service] Since the Lambeth Conference in 2022, an Anglican Communion Network of Bishops’ Spouses has been established. The role of a bishop’s spouse is a unique one and the network’s purpose is to support and develop friendships and connections between spouses across the Anglican Communion. This network was born out of the valuable…

[World Council of Churches] In a speech before the Anglican Bishops’ Conference of Southern Africa, World Council of Churches moderator the Rev. Heinrich Bedford-Strohm reflected on “Salt of the earth and light of the world: Unity of the church as a sign for unity in the world.” He noted that South Africa will hold elections this…

The Rt. Rev. Jeremiah Williamson receives a pastoral staff from his parents, David and Connie Williamson, during the Feb. 24 service in which he was ordained and consecrated the 10th bishop of Albany. Photo: Tom Killips [Episcopal News Service] The Rt. Rev. Jeremiah Williamson was ordained and consecrated as the 10th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese…

[Diocese of Rochester] The Very Rev. Kara Wagner Sherer was elected. Feb. 24 to be the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Rochester in western New York. She serves as rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Chicago, Illinois, and as dean of the Chicago North Deanery. The Very Rev. Kara Wagner Sherer was elected…

[Anglican Communion News Service] Anglicans are represented at the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA 6) taking place Feb. 26 to March 1 in Nairobi, Kenya. UNEA discusses the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. The United Nations Environment Assembly is the only forum in which the world’s countries discuss the environmental…

[Episcopal News Service] The Church of England closed its most recent meeting of General Synod still deeply divided over attempts at greater LGBTQ+ inclusion, with both sides unhappy with the pace of progress and unable to agree on proposed language for framing their future discussions. LGBTQ+ Anglicans and their allies argued that the church should…

[Anglican Journal (Anglican Church of Canada)] The Most Rev. Linda Nicholls, archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has yet to decide on an exact retirement date, Council of General Synod (CoGS) heard Nov. 24. “Given the decision at General Synod regarding the primacy, I’m sure there’s curiosity about the next steps,” Nicholls said…

The campus of Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina. Courtesy photo [Episcopal News Service] Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina, has lost its appeal seeking to maintain accreditation, a decision that adds to concerns about the viability of the historically Black college, one of two such schools with Episcopal roots that receive financial…

Kansas Bishop Cathleen Chittenden Bascom describes The Episcopal Church’s participation in the United Nations climate change conferences in the documentary “Hot Times in the Heartland.” Photo: YouTube screenshot [Episcopal News Service] “Hot Times in the Heartland,” a documentary film on climate change and its impact on Kansas, which has seen decreased farm income as low…