1 Apr 2026
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Diocese of Pennsylvania’s Transformation Initiative envisions new uses for 26 church properties
Here’s a number that has weighed on the minds of Episcopal leaders in the Diocese of Pennsylvania and on the budgets of some of the diocese’s 136 congregations: 2.5 million. That is how much space in square feet the diocese...
1 Apr 2026
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Judge rejects Johnson Amendment settlement, keeping ban on pastors endorsing candidates
A federal judge rejected a settlement that would have lifted an IRS ban on pastors endorsing candidates, saying the court had no authority to approve an agreement, in a surprising end to a decades-long battle. Judge J. Campbell Barker...
25 Mar 2026
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Training Episcopal priests for ministry is central topic at House of Bishops’ weeklong meeting
The House of Bishops is wrapping up a weeklong meeting at Camp Allen in the Diocese of Texas, where discussions focused on a range of issues affecting the future of The Episcopal Church, particularly theological education for aspiring...
25 Mar 2026
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Supreme Court hears case supported by Episcopal leaders challenging US asylum policies
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments March 24 over the Trump administration’s policies toward asylum-seekers in a case that includes a “friend of the court” brief signed by Episcopal leaders, including the church’s two presiding...
18 Mar 2026
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Spokane bishop recovering from double lung transplant after years on surgery waitlist
Spokane Bishop Gretchen Rehberg had waited a long time for this moment. On March 14, she sent a message to her diocese in eastern Washington and northern Idaho saying the wait was over: She had received the call and was at the University...
18 Mar 2026
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A special conversation with the first four female Anglican Communion primates
In the lead-up to the historic installation of Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally as the first woman to serve in the role in its more than 1,400-year history, Episcopal News Service convened a conversation with the Anglican...
11 Mar 2026
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North Carolina church provides space for county’s naloxone vending machine
St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church in downtown Durham, North Carolina, is the newest site for a county public health department vending machine that dispenses free naloxone, also known by its brand name Narcan, to help make it more available...
11 Mar 2026
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Presiding bishop, interfaith leaders lead prayer vigil for peace in the Middle East
Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe and other faith leaders led a virtual interfaith vigil on March 10 to pray for peace in the Middle East as armed conflict continues throughout the region. Six hundred thirty people joined the vigil, which was...
4 Mar 2026
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Building renovations at Mississippi’s oldest Episcopal congregation help spur membership growth
Christ Church in Church Hill, Mississippi – founded in 1820, it’s the oldest congregation in the Episcopal Church in Mississippi – has seen a revitalization of its congregation and its 1858 building over the past decade. And now,...