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The situation in the Sahel has “deteriorated dramatically” due to drought, rising food prices and population displacement, according to CIDA. Photo: Canadian Foodgrains Bank

CIDA to match funds for drought-plagued Sahel

The Canadian government has announced that it will match donations made by Canadians to eligible charities responding to the crisis in Sahel, a sub-Saharan region

Canadian jails house a "disproportionately high number of aboriginal inmates," says Justice Murray Sinclair, chair of the TRC. Photo: Marites N. Sison

TRC to gather statements from aboriginal inmates

On August 8 and 9, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) will gather statements from aboriginal inmates who attended Indian residential schools, marking

More help for New Westminster’s legal fees

The diocese of New Westminster in Vancouver has received another generous gift to help offset legal fees stemming from litigation with four breakaway churches seeking

Sexual abuse claim deadline approaching

Former residential school students have only seven weeks left to avail themselves of an out-of-court process to resolve claims of sexual abuse, serious physical abuse

Canterbury Christ Church Cathedral will host the inaugural lecture in the new series. Photo: Nigel Chadwick

Annual lecture to salute Rowan Williams

A new international lecture series in honour of the Most Rev. Dr. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, will be launched this year by Colleges and

Marks of Mission define new budget

The 77th General Convention of the Episcopal Church  concluded earlier this month in Indianapolis with a unanimously adopted draft budget. The plan is based on

Pope Benedict has proclaimed a year of faith to mark the 50th anniversary of Vatican II. Photo: Michael Mrozek

Catholic Year of Faith to begin this fall

In Porta Fidea (“The Door of Faith”), his apostolic letter of October 2011, Pope Benedict XVI declared that a Year of Faith will begin on

The Rev. Canon Jack Crouch led the national church's youth ministries for four years in the late 60s. Photo: General Synod Archives

‘Great people person’ dies at 87

The Rev. Canon Jack Crouch, who served the Anglican Church of Canada at all levels, died on July 11 following a brief illness. He was

Freddy Taylor, a well-known native artist spent 10 years at the Mohawk Institute, an Indian residential school in Brantford, Ont. Photo: YouTube/Silent Thunder

Documentary tells survivors’ stories

Peterborough’s CHEX Newswatch has produced a 45-minute documentary about the history of the Indian residential schools in Canada and the challenges of healing and reconciliation

South Sudan became an independent state on July 9, 2011. Photo: ACT International

Aid ‘urgent’ in Sudan, South Sudan

The Archbishop of Canterbury has appealed for “urgent humanitarian assistance” for victims affected by ethnic violence in South Kordofan and Blue Nile States, as well

In the last decade, Archbishop Rowan Williams writings have focused more on contemporary cultural, social and interfaith issues. Photo: archbishopofcanterbury.org

Archbishop of Canterbury to publish new book

A collection of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s essays and lectures during his decade of leadership as symbolic head of the Anglican Communion and senior bishop

A mother and child visit Keiskamma Trust for treatment and counseling. Photo: Zaida Bastos/PWRDF

PWRDF launches African healthcare project

The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has launched a healthcare project that will mobilize South African communities to promote HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis education,

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