A Court of Queen’s Bench justice, a parish warden, an advocate for women and past president of the Canadian Mothers’ Union, a former chancellor and
Preparations for the General Synod and for Joint Assembly between the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) are moving full steam ahead, said Dean Peter Wall, Anglican co-chair of the Joint Anglican-Lutheran Commission and chair of the General Synod planning committee.
Council of General Synod (CoGS) members today began discussing changes to the structures of General Synod, which were proposed by a national consultation convened last January by the primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.
Bishop Linda Nicholls of the Anglican diocese of Toronto is in Rome and generously provided the Anglican Journal with her first-hand account of what it
The new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has urged Anglicans and other Christians not to view conflict in purely negative terms, but rather as something
Col. John Fletcher, archdeacon of the Anglican Military Ordinariate of the Canadian Forces, has been appointed chaplain general and will assume command of the chaplain
Print, broadcast and social media capture Pope Benedict’s final days at the Vatican. The Pontiff retires this Thursday, Feb. 28, at 8 p.m.
The Vancouver School of Theology (VST), an ecumenical theological institution in British Columbia with over 100 years of history, is no longer in a state
The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) is contributing $20,000 to ACT Alliance’s aid for people in Mali who are fleeing armed conflict within
The Council of General Synod (CoGS) has approved the appointment of Hanna Goschy as the new treasurer and chief financial officer of the Anglican Church
On Saturday, Feb. 2, theAnglican Church of Canada’s first National Indigenous Bishop, MarkMacDonald, will receive the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal at Queen’sPark, Toronto.
The executive director of a children’s ministry supported by the diocese of Fredericton and operating in Saint John, N.B., has been charged with eight child
Archbishop Rowan Williams has expressed the hope that young Christians will, through prayers and meditation, deepen their reliance on God’s trust and enable them to
Anglicans in the diocese of Yukon are gearing up for their participation in the Yukon regional truth and reconciliation event scheduled Jan. 14 to 15,
In a letter sent on Dec. 31, 2012, Anglican Church of Canada leaders have urged Prime Minister Stephen Harper to meet with Attawapiskat Chief Theresa
The Anglican Journal office will be closed for Christmas holidays from Dec. 21, 2012 to Jan. 1, 2013. The Journal staff wish all our readers
Last Nov. 3, bishops, clergy and parishioners from the diocese offered a Celebration of Thanksgiving service for Shepherd’s ministry, according to the Diocesan Post, the
Same-sex couples in the diocese of Quebec will soon be able to receive a blessing of their civil union, according to the Anglican diocese’s newspaper,
An 11-minute video that shows the impact of Canadian mining operations on indigenous communities and offers theological reflections on resource extraction is now available for
The editor of the Anglican Journal, the national newspaper of the Anglican Church of Canada, has announced her resignation effective Jan. 7, 2013. Kristin Jenkins