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Canon Gordon Baker was editor and general manager of the Anglican Journal’s predecessor, Canadian Churchman, from 1958 to 1967.

Canon Gordon Baker dies at 84

Canon Gordon Baker, a great intellectual and larger-than-life figure in the Anglican Church of Canada, died on November 8. He was 84. Ordained in 1954

Photo: Courtesy of the National Air Force Museum of Canada

They served so men could fly

More than 17,000 Canadian women served in the Royal Canadian Air Force, Women’s Division (WD), “because of their sense of adventure, the promise of a

Archdeacon Ian Grant was an active supporter of the Fellowship Centre, which serves 3,500 mid-day meals, at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, Ont. Photo: Contributed

Huron Archdeacon a ‘true pastor’

Archdeacon Ian Grant, a retired priest who has been described by friends in the Anglican diocese of Huron as a “true pastor,” died on Oct.

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA's Terra satellite captured this image of Hurricane Sandy on Oct.24. Photo: National Environmental Visualization Laboratory's website.

PWRDF organizes response to Hurricane Sandy

The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) is accepting donations to support disaster relief work for areas affected by Hurricane Sandy. The late season

It will be the final chapter for the Anglican Book Centre, which will close on January 18, 2013. The bookstore was founded more than 100 years ago. Photo: Marites N. Sison

Anglican Book Centre to close

Augsburg Fortress Canada—the bookseller for the Anglican Church of Canada—has announced the closure of the Anglican Book Centre (ABC), effective January 18, 2013. Patrons will

Each year, two million girls ages five to seven are sold into slavery. Photo: Meghana Kulkami

Inaugural Day of the Girl Child celebrated

Today, Oct. 11, is the first-ever celebration of the United Nations-designated International Day of the Girl Child. Special events will mark the occasion in more

The Rev. Ray Buchanan, rector of Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Mobile, Alabama, nose to nose with a canine friend before a pet blessing. Photo/Episcopal Church of the Redeemer

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at the Anglican Journal. News coverage will resume on Tuesday Oct. 9.

Archbishop designate Dr. Richard Clarke (centre) says secularism is the church’s greatest challenge. Photo: Dublin.anglican.org

Church of Ireland gets new primate

The Most Rev. Dr. Richard Clarke, bishop of Meath and Kildare, has been elected archbishop of Armagh and primate of all Ireland by the Church

The Rev. Canon John Moorhouse worked as an associate secretary of the national church office’s now defunct General Board of Religious Education. Photo: General Synod Archives

Devoted priest dies on his 86th birthday

The Rev. Canon John B. Moorhouse, a retired Anglican priest from the diocese of Rupert’s Land, loved robust discussion of history and philosophy over a

Photo: Birute Vijeikiene / Shutterstock.com

Would you risk your life to vote?

The Kenya Anglican Youth Association (KAYO) is launching a nationwide initiative aimed at encouraging one million young Kenyans to vote in Kenya’s general election on

The Very Rev. Hosam E. Naoum, left, Canon John Organ, kneeling, and Bishop Suheil S. Dawani, seated. Photo: Contributed

Canon pastor appointed

Padre John Organ, a former Ottawa-based military chaplain, has been appointed chaplain to the bishop of Jerusalem for the next three years. Invited by the

Scant majority feels Williams has led well

Results from a recent BBC survey, released  Sept. 26, show that 53 per cent of respondents felt Archbishop Rowan Williams has been a good leader

New degree in Muslim pastoral care

Emmanuel College at the University of Toronto has enlarged its Muslim Studies certificate program to prepare people for pastoral care in social agencies that serve

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