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- Anglican Communion secretary general visits Church of Southern Africa
[Anglican Communion News Service] The secretary general of the Anglican Communion, the Rt. Rev. Anthony Poggo, visited the Anglican Church of Southern Africa as a guest at meetings of their
- Brooklyn Episcopal church hosts memorial service for murdered Georgian transgender woman
[Episcopal News Service] Georgians and their supporters from All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Brooklyn, New York, came together on Sept. 29 to celebrate the life of Kesaria Abramidze, a well-known
- Scottish primus joins in offering prayers at Parliament’s 25th anniversary
[Scottish Episcopal Church] The primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Most Rev. Mark Strange, joined other faith leaders at a celebration marking the 25th anniversary of the establishment of
- Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic damage in Southeast, particularly in Western North Carolina
Editor’s note: This has been edited to include additional information about Kanuga that was received after initial publication. [Episcopal News Service] As Hurricane Helene, a powerful Category 4 storm with
- Presiding bishop, in last diocesan visit, celebrates with Wyoming Episcopalians and his predecessor
[Episcopal News Service – Casper, Wyoming] The afternoon crowd had swelled to more than 200 in the hotel ballroom here, all eager to hear Presiding Bishop Michael Curry give the
- ‘Discouraged’ women in one Church of Australia diocese are leaving their positions
[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
- Church of England prepares to mark October as Black History Month
[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
- Ohio church’s suicide loss support group offers families, friends a place to grieve
[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
- Anglican Church of Southern Africa rejects blessings for same-sex couples
[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
- Western Massachusetts Bishop Douglas Fisher announces plan to retire, calls for election
[Episcopal News Service] Western Massachusetts Douglas J. Fisher announced Sept. 27 his plans to retire and called for the election of the next bishop. “For twelve years now, we have
