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137 storiesTwo Long Island Episcopal parishes merge, selling historic Black church property
Two Episcopal parishes in Queens merged their congregations and are selling the historic Black church's property to fund shared ministry.
Western Episcopal dioceses gather to tackle shared climate challenges
Episcopalians from 14 dioceses across the western United States gathered to address shared climate challenges including water scarcity and wildfires, with presentations on conserva…
Archbishop of Canterbury visits US bishops, speaks of Anglican unity
Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally visited the House of Bishops in Texas, describing the Anglican Communion as family despite differences in culture, language, and geography.
Tolkien memorial takes shape in Westminster Abbey's Poets' Corner
Westminster Abbey will honor J.R.R. Tolkien with a memorial in Poets' Corner featuring a tree sculpture inspired by his own drawing and incorporating wood from his beloved Oxford g…
The Chosen wraps eight-year production of Gospel narrative
The Chosen completed its eighth year of filming in Texas with the final season depicting the Resurrection, having grown from a crowdfunded pilot to a series viewed by over 300 mill…
Pennsylvania diocese to build affordable housing for clergy on church sites
The Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania announced plans to build affordable clergy housing on three underutilized church properties, creating what Bishop Daniel Gutiérrez called a "n…
Billy Corgan commits to open faith witness in music
Billy Corgan announced he is a Christian willing to speak openly about his faith in his music, regardless of career consequences.
Jessica Simpson records faith comeback song with for KING + COUNTRY
Jessica Simpson recorded a song with for KING + COUNTRY about her spiritual return after sobriety and relocation to Nashville.
How ancient paragraph breaks shaped biblical text
Scholars traced how white-space paragraph breaks in Hebrew biblical texts, used since the Dead Sea Scrolls era, shaped narrative structure and guided readers through complex storie…
Episcopal Province VIII convenes creation care conference centered on Indigenous wisdom
Episcopalians from Province VIII gathered in Salt Lake City to learn about climate resilience and creation care, centering Indigenous wisdom and leadership in addressing region-spe…
Scholars recover Jesus' Jewish context from distorting theology
Biblical scholars have returned to understanding Jesus within his first-century Jewish world, correcting earlier theology that distanced him from his cultural roots and contributed…
First Arab American Episcopal bishop leads Long Island diocese
Adam Shoemaker became the first Episcopal bishop of Arab and North African descent when consecrated as leader of the Diocese of Long Island on September 19.
Toledo athletes organize baptism night, 60 commit to faith
Two University of Toledo athletes organized a baptism night at their football facility that drew 400 people, resulting in 60 conversions and 50 baptisms.
Episcopal preacher's mentor retires after founding four-decade ministry
A. Gary Shilling, who founded the Episcopal Preaching Foundation in 1987, retired as its head after four decades of shaping clergy formation through intensive preaching training.
Pax Christi defends Rome housing community after fire
Pax Christi International's Catholic Nonviolence Initiative called for preservation of Rome's Spin Time community, a Church-supported housing project threatened by displacement fol…
World Youth Day 2027 planners gather in Seoul
More than 400 representatives from over 100 countries met in Seoul to prepare for World Youth Day 2027, receiving guidance on organizing a spiritual encounter for young Catholics.
Excavations reveal how pilgrims accessed Second Temple Jerusalem
Excavations at the Ophel, a ridge south of the Temple Mount, reveal how thousands of Jewish pilgrims accessed the Second Temple during major festivals in the first century BCE and…
Elevation Worship and Chandler Moore reach Billboard Hot 100
Elevation Worship and Chandler Moore became the first worship act in years to debut on the Billboard Hot 100 with "God I'm Just Grateful" at No. 91.
Ferguson church feeds 75 weekly as food pantry demand surges
An Episcopal church in Ferguson, Missouri, launched a fundraiser to sustain its food pantry after demand surged following federal nutrition assistance cuts and an unexpected HVAC c…
East Tennessee clergy join interfaith call to end jail's ICE agreement
Episcopal clergy and interfaith leaders in Knox County, Tennessee, called on officials to end the county jail's detention agreement with ICE, citing shared moral foundations that d…
Polish pilgrims walk St. Stanislaus's path to Rome
Polish pilgrims walked the same 1,713-kilometer route from Vienna to Rome that St. Stanislaus Kostka traveled in 1567, praying for vocations and celebrating Mass at his tomb.
Four rabbis who shaped Judaism after the Temple's fall
Scholars examined four early rabbis whose stories reveal how rabbinic Judaism developed through Torah study circles after the Temple's destruction in 70 CE.
Catholic and Orthodox leaders pilgrimage to Mount Athos together
Catholic and Orthodox Christian leaders jointly led a pilgrimage to Mount Athos in September, receiving the Ecumenical Patriarch's blessing and visiting twelve of the mountain's mo…
Pasadena parish acknowledges Jim Crow-era segregation with permanent plaque
All Saints Church Pasadena unveiled a permanent plaque on September 14 acknowledging its participation in Jim Crow-era racial segregation and asking forgiveness from excluded Afric…