Episcopal Presiding Bishop Urges Prayer for Peace After Iran Strike

The Episcopal Church’s Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe released a bilingual letter reacting to the US-Israel military strike on Iran, expressing alarm at the conflict despite negotiations, and urging prayers for the safety of Episcopalians abroad, the people of the Holy Land (including Iran), and for peace in the region. He notes Bishop Jeffrey Mello and pilgrims in Jerusalem are safe, references the Diocese of Iran, mourns Iranian repression, and shares a prayer for peace.