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Most Americans see Jesus as an important spiritual figure. More than 30 percent have decreased their participation in religious activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. And only one in ten thinks those who attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, were associated with organized religion.

Those are some of the findings of a national study commissioned by the Episcopal Church and conducted by the polling firm Ipsos.

Paula Clark returned to work on March 7 in the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, following a cerebral bleed in April 2021.

In December 2020, Clark became both the first Black Ameri­can and the first woman to be elected bishop of the Diocese of Chicago. Her ordination and consecration were postponed while she recovered.

In an open letter, Anne B. Jolly, president of the diocese’s standing committee, said Clark will initially work only 20 hours a week, incrementally increasing her hours each month.