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[The Melbourne Anglican] Many women clergy in the Anglican Church of Australia’s Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn have left and will continue to leave the diocese because of its lack of support for women leaders, a new report says. It found the number of women ordinands and women in leadership roles had stagnated and declined pronouncedly…

[The Church of England] Black composers, musicians and singers are to be celebrated as part of a series of events, from exhibitions and lectures to services and study days, marking Black History Month in cathedrals and churches across England. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby is scheduled to preside at a Eucharist at Southwark Cathedral marking…

[Episcopal News Service] When the Rev. Albert Jennings, rector of St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Macedonia, Ohio, participated in Zoom meetings about suicide loss, he realized he was just as knowledgeable as the presenters despite having no background in psychology. That’s because he lost both his daughter and his brother to suicide. “I never thought…

[Anglican Church of Southern Africa] The Anglican Church of Southern Africa has rejected a proposal to allow bishops to approve blessings for couples in same-sex unions in parishes that want to offer them. The church’s Provincial Synod also voted against approving a set of prayers drawn up by the bishops for providing pastoral ministry to…

[Episcopal News Service] Western Massachusetts Bishop Douglas Fisher on Sept. 26 said that he plans to retire in early 2026. In an announcement to the diocese, he said he expects that his successor will be elected at the diocese’s annual convention in November 2025. The diocese’s Standing Committee will be be in contact with The…

The Close, home to The General Theological Seminary. [Episcopal News Service] General Theological Seminary on Sept. 26 announced that it had signed an agreement to lease its property in New York City to Vanderbilt University, which has its main campus in Nashville, Tennessee. The agreement provides GTS a continued, year-round presence on the campus in…

Through its healing garden, St. Ambrose Episcopal Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, supports environmental justice through horticultural therapy, which involves promoting human healing and rehabilitation through gardening activities. Photo: St. Ambrose Episcopal Church/Facebook [Episcopal News Service] For decades, the historically Black St. Ambrose Episcopal Church in southeastern Raleigh, North Carolina, has focused much of its…

[Anglican Church of Canada] The destruction by fire of St. Anne’s Anglican Church in Toronto last June underscores risks faced by aging churches across Canada, an architectural historian says — and the country could face significant loss of cultural heritage in the years to come. Peter Coffman, a Carleton University art and architectural history professor who…

[Anglican Communion News Service] Anglican Communion Secretary General the Rt. Rev. Anthony Poggo recently completed a visit to the Anglican Church of Burundi. His visit involved an address to the House of Bishops, meeting with community project teams and preaching at the ordination service of six new deacons. Poggo was hosted by Archbishop Sixbert Macumi,…

Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe speaks Sept. 23 to Executive Council’s Joint Budget Committee during a meeting at the Maritime Conference Center in Linthicum Heights, Maryland. Photo: David Paulsen/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service – Linthicum Heights, Maryland] Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe, who will be installed as the denominational leader in a little over a month,…