Preview: Everything you need to follow the 81st General Convention as it convenes in Louisville

[World Council of Churches] World Council of Churches general secretary the Rev. Jerry Pillay sent a pastoral letter to Haitian brothers and sisters whose lives are lived in a land with hatred, violence and suffering.  “Although we might be physically distant, we are close to you in heart, in the spiritual sense,” wrote Pillay. “We all…

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…

[Compass Rose Society] As the Annual General Meeting of the Anglican Communion Compass Rose Society concludes, one guest was quite notable: The Rt. Rev. Sarah Mullally, the new archbishop of Canterbury-designate. Bishop Daniel Gutiérrez, president of the Compass Rose Society and bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, invited Mullally to address the society in its two-day conference….

[Melbourne Anglican] Melbourne Anglicans will learn about the diocese’s gender-based violence work in culturally and linguistically diverse communities, often referred to as CALD,  in the lead up to this International Women’s Day, March 8. The Preventing Violence Against Women in Multicultural and Faith-Based Communities forum, taking place at at St. Philip’s, Collingwood on March 7,…

[Religion News Service — Istanbul, Turkey] Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople met at the patriarchal seat in the ancient Phanar quarter Nov. 29 to sign a joint declaration affirming their commitment to achieving communion between the two churches. On the anniversary of the first Council of Nicaea, the two Christian leaders pledged…

[World Council of Churches] World Council of Churches General Secretary Jerry Pillay on Dec. 6 expressed solidarity and support for Korean churches, and all ecumenical and civil society partners working to defend human rights, democracy and the rule of law following South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed attempt to impose martial law earlier this…