“Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy” by Caravaggio (about 1595-96). Photo/courtesy of Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Allen Phillips

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St. Francis of Assisi at the National Gallery in London

The revered saint captured the imaginations of artists who have for generations told his remarkable story without the need for words.

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Bob Jaeger, cofounder of Partners for Sacred Places. Photo/courtesy of The Living Church

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Study helps churches expand their ‘halo effect’

According to Partners for Sacred Places, the average rural church benefits its community by about $750,000; an urban church, about $1.7 million, writes The Living Church.

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Epiphany moved its stained-glass windows, pulpit, lectern, 14th-century baptismal font, and columbarium to its new building. Photo/Church of the Epiphany

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Facing a crumbling building, a New York church navigates transformation and resurrection

Church of the Epiphany coped with the emotion of saying goodbye to its former building, moving to and renovating a new space, the COVID-19 pandemic and a rector search, writes The Living Church.

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J. Wippell & Co. was one of a handful of clerical haberdashers that were perennial fixtures in the General Convention exhibit hall. The 2018 gathering in Austin, Texas, was the last time the convention included an exhibit hall because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo/J. Wippell & Co.

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British maker of clerical clothing and church furnishings to shut down

J. Wippell & Co. existed for 234 years and cited the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on its business.

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The Rev. Charlie Holt, bishop-elect in the Diocese of Florida. Photo/Diocese of Florida

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Diocese of Florida appeals to standing committees, bishops to give consent for Bishop-elect Charlie Holt

David Paulsen writes for ENS that the end of the consent period is July 20.

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Photo/Ben Hershey/unsplash.com with added photo manipulation.

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Five baseball players who traded their gloves for the Lord

Some ballplayers found peace after struggles with addiction; others simply pursued ministry as a second career.

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