Episcopal News Service
- Sandra Day O’Connor’s ancestor founded the first Episcopal church in Wichita, Kansas December 5, 2023[Episcopal News Service] Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who died on Dec. 1, was a lifelong Episcopalian. But her family’s roots in The Episcopal Church stretch back […]Melodie Woerman
- Episcopal churches observe Advent season with Christmas pageants, Lessons and Carols, Blue Christmas services December 5, 2023[Episcopal News Service] Dec. 3 marked the first day of the 2023 Advent season, and many Episcopal congregations will be observing with musical and family-favorite festivities throughout December — including […]Shireen Korkzan
- Presiding bishop recovering from surgery after falling, suffering a brain bleed December 4, 2023[Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Michael Curry fell while visiting Syracuse, New York, and suffered a subdural hematoma, or brain bleed, that required surgery, The Episcopal Church’s Office of Public […]lwilson
- ‘Basement to belfry’ church inspections help Missouri congregations plan for buildings’ future December 1, 2023[Episcopal News Service] The Diocese of Missouri has spent the past two years conducting comprehensive property inspections at all 41 of its Episcopal churches. When it was St. John & […]David Paulsen
- Episcopal delegates represent presiding bishop, church at UN climate change conference November 30, 2023[Episcopal News Service] Eight years after nearly 200 countries agreed to voluntarily reduce greenhouse gas emissions to limit the rise of the Earth’s surface temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius above […]Shireen Korkzan
- Vermont bishop speaks out against violence after three Palestinian students wounded in shooting November 29, 2023[Episcopal News Service] Vermont Bishop Shannon MacVean-Brown expressed grief after last weekend’s shooting in Burlington of three college students of Palestinian descent, and she joined other local leaders in calling […]David Paulsen
- Washington National Cathedral cancels fees to attend some Christmas services after uproar November 28, 2023[Episcopal News Service] Washington National Cathedral, after facing a social media uproar this week for requiring a $7 “processing fee” to attend some of its Advent and Christmas services, announced […]David Paulsen
- House of Deputies president visits Church of Sweden in affirmation of full communion agreement November 27, 2023[Episcopal News Service] House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris led a delegation of Episcopal leaders on a trip to Sweden last week to attend the Church of Sweden’s General […]David Paulsen
- Jerusalem archbishop thanks Episcopal supporters for prayers, donations amid ‘devastating’ war in Holy Land November 21, 2023[Episcopal News Service] Archbishop Hosam Naoum, the top Anglican leader in the Middle East, joined Presiding Bishop Michael Curry for a webinar Nov. 21 in which he described dire conditions […]David Paulsen
- Episcopal Relief & Development’s contribution is reduced in revised 2025-27 churchwide budget proposal November 21, 2023Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported the number of churchwide staff positions based on budget documents that included some government-funded positions. Based on the correct figures, […]David Paulsen