Episcopal Church Executive Council to meet April 18-20; plenary sessions livestreamed

The Executive Council of The Episcopal Church will convene April 18-20 in Raleigh, North Carolina. All are welcome to watch the plenary sessions live.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Media credentials available for 81st General Convention

Media representatives and communications professionals wishing to cover the 81st General Convention of The Episcopal Church—June 23-28 in Louisville, Kentucky—may apply online now for media credentials.

Diocese of Rochester notified of successful canonical consent process for next bishop

The Episcopal Diocese of Rochester has received notification from the Presiding Bishop’s Office that Bishop-elect Kara Wagner Sherer has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process detailed in Canon III.11.3. The consents received have been certified by the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, registrar of the General Convention.

Diocese of Mississippi notified of successful canonical consent process for next bishop

The Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi has received notification from the Presiding Bishop’s Office that Bishop-elect Dorothy Sanders Wells has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process detailed in Canon III.11.3. The consents received have been certified by the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, registrar of the General Convention.

Four chosen to stand for election as 28th presiding bishop

The Episcopal Church’s Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop today announced the names of the bishops it will nominate to succeed Presiding Bishop Michael Curry.

Good Friday Concert is a Twist on a Century-Old Tradition

More than 140 global Christian leaders call for Gaza cease-fire in Holy Week letter

More than 140 global Christian leaders, including a Guatemalan Catholic cardinal and the presiding bishops of the Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, called for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza and for an end to foreign military support for Israel in a Tuesday (March 26) letter to U.S. President Joe Biden and other politicians.

Presiding bishop joins global Christian leaders calling for Gaza cease-fire in Holy Week letter

More than 140 global Christian leaders, including a Guatemalan Catholic cardinal and the presiding bishops of The Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, called for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza and for an end to foreign military support for Israel in a March 26 letter to U.S. President Joe Biden and other politicians.

ACC mascots get blessed at Washington National Cathedral in hilarious video

All ACC school mascots went to the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., with 12 of the 15 mascots taking part in “Blessing of the Mascots” inside of the world-famous cathedral. The mascots are in the nation’s capital with the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, taking place at Capital One Arena less than five miles away.

As Gaza Death Toll Mounts, the Peace Lobby Fights for Influence in Washington

But while polling suggests that American support for Israel’s tactics in Gaza is weakening as the civilian death toll there grows, groups like the Friends Committee and its coalition of more than 80 like-minded groups, including American Muslims for Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace and the Episcopal Church, are struggling to get traction for their message […]