Bishop Susan Moxley, the suffragan, or assistant, bishop of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, was elected diocesan bishop on Oct. 20 in an episcopal
Archdeacon Dennis Drainville, known for his commitment to social causes and his service as an Ontario provincial legislator, on Oct. 12 was elected co-adjutor bishop
The Bible’s New Testament is now available in the Naskapi language, the fruit of 25 years of translation work by Silas Nabinicaboo, a lay reader
Frances Gardner Best Somerville, wife of Archbishop David Somerville – retired archbishop of the diocese of New Westminster and metropolitan (senior bishop) of British Columbia
New York A multi-faith coalition that includes Buddhist, Christian, Islamic and Jewish groups has called on faith communities in the United States to observe a
The figures are startling for what has been called “the forgotten war” – Darfur. The continuing conflict between the government of Sudan and the southern
Action by Churches Together (ACT) International sent $48,747 from its rapid response fund to aid people in remote and inaccessible rural areas of Peru affected
Archbishop Te Whakahuihui Vercoe, the former primate of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, died on Sept. 13 at the age of
The General Synod of the Anglican province of Central Africa, which met in early September in Malawi, replaced the provincial dean because of his “pro-gay”
Rev. Antonio Osorio, a well-known priest in the diocese of British Columbia who championed the cause of same-sex blessings in the church, has resigned from
Richard Stringer, a filmmaker who recently documented Anglican bishop Isaac Stringer’s missionary work in the Arctic, died on July 27 in Victoria at the age
Canon Horace Baugh, an Anglican priest well-known for inaugurating Montreal’s annual blessing of the pets atop Mount Royal Park and building the skiers’ chapel in
Many General Synod members said they would hold on to the whole set of seven Anglican Journal Daily newspapers as a keepsake; some said they
Rev. Stephen Andrews, the president and vice-chancellor of Thorneloe University in Sudbury, Ont., was elected prolocutor of General Synod on the fourth ballot. The prolocutor
Winnipeg For the first time, the Anglican Journal, the monthly national newspaper of the Anglican Church of Canada, produced a daily newspaper for the entirety
An award-winning Anglican Journal editorial has been included in a collection of the best religion writing in North America. Good News; The Best Religion Writing
The Anglican Journal was named top national or international newspaper by the North American Associated Church Press (ACP), one of 18 awards the newspaper received
Archdeacon John McMulkin, former dean of Saskatchewan and director of the Anglican Foundation, died May 8 in Georgetown, Ont., of heart failure. He was 81.
Bill Graham, a former member of Parliament and 1961 graduate of Trinity College at the University of Toronto, was recently named Trinity’s 12th chancellor. The
Betty Livingston Betty Livingston, who served the Anglican Church of Canada at the local, diocesan, provincial, and national levels, died June 6 in London, Ont.
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