News From The Episcopal Church
- Tennessee bishops call on governor to commute sentence after inmate’s botched execution
by David Paulsen on October 2, 2026[Episcopal News Service] Episcopal, Lutheran and Roman Catholic bishops in Tennessee are calling on Gov. Bill Lee to commute death row inmate Christa Pike’s […]
- Episcopal leaders, prisoner advocates call on Texas to expand air conditioning to all prisons
by David Paulsen on October 2, 2026[Episcopal News Service] Episcopal leaders in the Diocese of Texas are joining ecumenical partners and advocates for prisoners’ rights in calling on the […]
- Church’s armed forces bishop suffragan weighs in on Defense Department’s religious affairs office
by lwilson on October 2, 2026[Religion News Service] In a “State of the Force” address on Sept. 30, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the creation of an Office of Religious […]
- Washington Bishop Mariann Budde announces timeline for electing successor in 2028
by David Paulsen on October 1, 2026[Episcopal News Service] Washington Bishop Mariann Budde, one of The Episcopal Church’s most prominent bishops because of her role leading the diocese based […]
- East Tennessee bishop joins Southern faith leaders in supporting immigrants facing deportationby David Paulsen on October 1, 2026
[Episcopal News Service] East Tennessee Bishop Brian Cole and ecumenical faith leaders from across the South gathered Sept. 30 for an event in Knoxville to […]
- Northern Indiana diocese releases detailed reasons for decision not to reunify with Indianapolis
by David Paulsen on October 1, 2026[Episcopal News Service] The Diocese of Northern Indiana Standing Committee has released a lengthy statement outlining the reasons the diocese, in November […]
- Abducted by Christian extremist group as a teen, Ugandan man now turns to faith to heal his traumaby Shireen Korkzan on September 30, 2026
[Religion News Service] He was 17 years old when armed men from the Lord’s Resistance Army, a Christian extremist group based in Central and East Africa, […]
- Episcopalians honor Indigenous boarding school victims, survivors on Orange Shirt Day
by Shireen Korkzan on September 30, 2026[Episcopal News Service] Sept. 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, an annual observance to bring awareness to Indigenous boarding schools and […]
- Province VIII Episcopalians address shared climate issues, solutions at creation care conference
by Shireen Korkzan on September 29, 2026[Episcopal News Service — Salt Lake City, Utah] Even though the 18 dioceses in The Episcopal Church’s Province VIII are geographically spread across more […]
- Former Long Island church to be sold for $11.8 million as two congregations merge
by David Paulsen on September 29, 2026[Episcopal News Service] Two Episcopal congregations in the Diocese of Long Island began worshipping together this month through a merger that expects to […]