At inaugural prayer service in the US, a message of renewal and ‘repairing the breach’
Washington DC, USRNS Dozens of faith leaders participated in a virtual edition of the interfaith National Prayer Service hosted by the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, gathering digitally for a service that articulated a spiritual endorsement of diversity, healing and “repairing the breach.” As both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris watched with […]
US Episcopal diocese suspends Communion wine, drains baptismal fonts due to coronavirus
RNS After an Episcopal rector at a Washington church tested positive for coronavirus, the Episcopal Diocese of Washington is instituting a sweeping set of policies designed to help stop the spread of the disease – including suspending the use of wine during Communion. This week officials announced Rev Tim Cole, a rector at Christ Church […]