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New York diocese leads the church in spreading awareness about violence against women, girls
The United Nations’ annual “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” campaign is aimed at the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls. It runs every Nov. 25-Dec. 10. Photo: United Nations [Episcopal News Service] The Diocese of New York’s Task Force on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault spreads awareness of violence against…
Silicon Valley bishop, two Catholic AI experts weigh in on AI evangelization
[Religion News Service] It took a little more than a day for Father Justin, an artificial intelligence avatar posing as a priest, to be defrocked. After Catholic Answers, a site devoted to evangelizing for Catholicism, introduced the character to answer questions about the faith, Catholics on social media called the character a “scandalizing mockery of the…
Episcopal bishops respond to assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump at campaign rally
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures with a bloodied face as multiple shots rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. Photo: Brendan McDermid/REUTERS [Episcopal News Service] Bishops from across The Episcopal Church, including Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, have released statements condemning…
Diocese of Washington church plant offers outdoor worship on the banks of the Potomac
Worshipers at a recent Sunday afternoon service of Water and Wilderness Church, which meets at Fletcher’s Cove on the banks of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., are led in song by (from left) Deacon Melissa Sites, the Rev. Pete Nunnally, Mike Bass and Gariné Adams. Photo: Courtesy Pete Nunnally [Episcopal News Service] For four…
Social Justice & International Policy committees’ discussion centers on the word ‘genocide’
[Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] The Social Justice & International Policy legislative committees June 22 heard testimony on five resolutions, with most of the debate centered on the word “genocide.” The meeting at the Kentucky International Convention Center was the first time the bishops’ and deputies’ committees met in person since committee hearings began…
Seattle cathedral helps nonprofit turn former classrooms into homeless shelter for women
The homeless shelter at St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle, Washington, has a 20-bed capacity and opened in February: Photo: Andrew Foster/Northwest Catholic [Episcopal News Service] St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle, Washington, recently opened its doors to a shelter for homeless women. It is one of the latest of a growing number of Episcopal…
