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[Anglican Communion News Service] A new network for Anglican educators has been set up, chaired by the Most Rev. Kay Goldsworthy, archbishop of Perth, Australia. It is aimed at Anglican educators around the globe, including principals, chaplains and governors, who are responsible for leading and promoting Anglican school education for children and teenagers under 18….

[Episcopal News Service] An interfaith prayer vigil in Washington, D.C., is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. April 3, the eve of the first hearing in The Episcopal Church’s joint lawsuit with partner denominations seeking to protect houses of worship from immigration enforcement actions. The vigil will be held at National City Christian Church and will be…

[Anglican Church of Canada] Parishioners at St. Jude’s Cathedral in Iqaluit, Canada, are in danger of losing their place of worship if the congregation and the Diocese of the Arctic cannot find solutions to several pressing financial problems, Bishop Alexander Pryor said. An outstanding tax bill with the City of Iqaluit, rising insurance rates, high operational…

[Diocese of Western Massachusetts] The Standing Committee of the Diocese of Western Massachusetts on Sept. 29  announced a slate of three candidates to serve as the 10th bishop diocesan. The candidates are: The Rev. Susan B. Fortunato, rector, Christ Episcopal Church, Poughkeepsie, New York; The Very Rev. Marcus George Halley, college chaplain and dean of…

[Religion News Service — Vatican City] Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, the head of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, led a prayer vigil Aug. 14, on the eve of the Feast of the Assumption, where he read the name of every child who has died in the conflict between Israel and Hamas since the start of the war in…

[Church of Ireland]  People in parishes throughout the Church of Ireland are being encouraged to pray for a just and lasting peace in Gaza and the wider region of the Holy Land later this month. Archbishop John McDowell — who is archbishop of Armagh and primate of All Ireland — and Archbishop Michael Jackson — who…