7 Jan 2026 0 Comment

Episcopal church to launch bakery training program for formerly incarcerated people

Pennsylvania has one of the highest recidivism rates in the United States: on average, over 50% of formerly incarcerated people will get rearrested or reincarcerated. The congregation at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in downtown...
7 Jan 2026 0 Comment

Episcopal leaders respond to US attack on Venezuela, president’s capture

Following last weekend’s U.S. military attack on Venezuela and the removal of President Nicholás Maduro from office, Episcopal leaders have released statements calling for prayers and peace in the South American country. They expressed...
31 Dec 2025 0 Comment

Top Episcopal stories of 2025 track the church through a year of disruptions, transitions

A new presiding bishop completes an eventful first year, including reorganization of the churchwide staff to better serve dioceses. A new archbishop of Canterbury — the first woman — is chosen to lead the Anglican Communion at a time...
31 Dec 2025 0 Comment

Presiding bishop releases Christmas message, encourages support for 3 Episcopal ministries

Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe released a Christmas message on Dec. 23 focused on the many people “on the move” in the story of the Nativity to see the newborn Jesus, including “my favorites” the three Magi. “You might be greeting...
17 Dec 2025 0 Comment

Swiss military welcomes first Episcopal chaplain into its ranks

Being a chaplain in the Swiss military comes with challenges. Many are unfamiliar with what a chaplain does, and past church encounters with church people have “spooked” a lot of people, Erin Lederrey told Episcopal News...
17 Dec 2025 0 Comment

Former Presiding Bishop Michael Curry keeps busy travel schedule in first year of retirement

Travel. It typically ranks high on lists of retirement goals, offering an adventurous or relaxing break from the retiree’s former professional routine. The Rt. Rev. Michael Curry is no typical retiree. Travel dominated his...
10 Dec 2025 0 Comment

New York diocese leads the church in spreading awareness about violence against women, girls

The Diocese of New York’s Task Force on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault spreads awareness of violence against women and girls year-round, culminating in December when it observes “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based...
10 Dec 2025 0 Comment

After lightning slashes historic church’s steeple, congregation rallies behind reconstruction project

“Act of God,” as a commonplace insurance term, may never have been more dramatically applied than to the scarred steeple that, for now, still sits atop St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church in Pocomoke City, Maryland. That scar,...
3 Dec 2025 0 Comment

At Sewanee, Lessons and Carols services ground choral students in faith

The student body at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, is religiously diverse, with Episcopalians making up about 20%, but the Episcopal institution holds on to its Anglican identity through its campus traditions, including...