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Church Pension Group issues report in advance of 81st General Convention
Members of the staff of the Church Pension Group were part of a June 14 webinar that marked the 15th anniversary of the Denominational Health Plan and the mandatory pension system for lay employees. [Episcopal News Service] On June 20 the Church Pension Group issued a report to General Convention in advance of its June…
Archbishop of Canterbury, Pope Leo call for increased support for vital WASH in healthcare
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Presiding officers emphasize Executive Council’s role supporting church’s ‘moral witness’ in world
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Anglican priest, the last pastor in blockaded Darfur city, holds out for remaining Christians
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Anglican Church of Canada Primate Linda Nicholls will retire in September
The Most Rev. Linda Nicholls, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, will retire in September 2024. [Anglican Church of Canada] Archbishop Linda Nicholls, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, announced April 9 that she will step down from her role on Sept. 15, 2024. The canons of the Anglican Church of Canada require…
Los Angeles diocese elects Antonio Gallardo as its eighth bishop
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