The Latest Breaking News from the Episcopal Church

Conservative Anglican leaders meet in Nigeria, facing debate on a possible breakaway

Anglicans face a looming choice about whether their global church family can stay united

The Independent UK · Mar 2

Watch: Bishop Michael Curry speaks at the 2025 Texas Tribune Festival

The former presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church sits down with Ruth Graham of The New York Times at 12:45 p.m. Thursday.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 13, 2025

First female Archbishop of Canterbury still an outlier among world's top religious leaders

For the first time, a woman will serve as the Archbishop of Canterbury, following the 105 men who have held the role since St. Augustine took that position in the year 597

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2025

27 religious groups sue Trump administration to protect houses of worship from immigration arrests

More than two-dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans have filed a federal court lawsuit challenging a Trump administration move giving immigration agents more leeway to make arrests at houses of worship

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025

Quick Facts About Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde: Family, What Is Episcopalian, And Plea To Trump

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde urged Trump to show compassion for immigrants and LGBTQ+ individuals.

International Business Times UK · Jan 22, 2025

Sean Rowe wants to realign the Episcopal Church

Sean Rowe, the newly installed presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, knows a thing or two about austerity

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2024

Two historic Philadelphia churches offer lessons for an America divided today and in its infancy

Christ Church is so symbolic to the birth of America that it's called the Nation's Church

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2024

Takeaways from AP's report on the past and present of two historic Philadelphia churches

The two historic churches are less than a mile apart in Philadelphia

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2024

Episcopal Church is electing a successor to Michael Curry, its first African American leader

The Episcopal Church — at its General Convention in Louisville, Kentucky — is about to elect a new leader to replace Bishop Michael Curry

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024

Churches confess and repent for sins against Native and Indigenous people

Many Christian denominations in recent years have repudiated a doctrine that was used to justify the subjugation of Native and Indigenous people. That's now playing out in local congregations.

WEKU · Oct 6, 2023