An inter-religious choir performed at a solemn evensong, a first for the Basilica of St. Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal. A small Roman Catholic parish in
The choice of Canon Gordon Light as bishop suffragan to the metropolitan of British Columbia and the Yukon, with responsibility for the central interior of
Bishop William Gerald Burch, who was described as a “gentle man who radiated love, caring, humour and wisdom” and who led the diocese of Edmonton
The newly appointed Primate’s Theological Commission met for the first time recently in Oakville, Ont., and began identifying “underlying foundational questions, including our expression of
Alexandria, Va. Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his fight against racial discrimination in South Africa, ordained his daughter, Mpho,
Bishop Ralph Spence of Niagara has urged the management and union of one of the biggest employers in Hamilton, Ont., to “negotiate in a spirit
Canon Harold Munn of Victoria has vowed to sleep in the streets to protest plans by the British Columbia government to put a two-year cap
The Council of General Synod (CoGS), which meets March 4-7, will vote on a resolution calling on Canadian Anglicans to commemorate the 10th anniversary of
The humanitarian agency Church World Service (CWS) has urged the United States to allow multilateral participation in the rebuilding of Iraq. A statement issued by
The bishops of Congo, West Africa, are the latest to voice their condemnation of the consecration in New Hampshire of Bishop Gene Robinson and to
Bishop Allan Alexander Read, former diocesan bishop of Ontario, died of cancer on Nov. 15 in Kingston, Ont. at the age of 80. Born in
Anna Wilson and Howard Clark, who served as primate of the Anglican Church of Canada from 1959 to 1969, were married in 1935. Anna E.
The executive council of the Episcopal Church of the United States (ECUSA), at its meeting in October, postponed until the spring a decision on whether
Two prominent Anglicans will receive honorary doctorates at the Nov. 2 convocation at St. John’s College, Winnipeg. Archdeacon Jim Boyles, general secretary of the Anglican
Leanne Larmondin, formerly the acting editor of the Anglican Journal, was appointed editor of the newspaper in June. She succeeds Vianney (Sam) Carriere, who became
The Toronto chapter of Integrity, a support group for gay and lesbian Anglicans, is preparing a publication about the lives of gay Anglicans for distribution
October will see an unusual number of gatherings – some called only recently – that will affect the Anglican Communion and the Anglican Church of
Bishop Alfred Woolcock, a one-time Anglican Church of Canada priest and former head of the Anglican Catholic Church, died in July at the age of
The legitimacy of homosexual relationships in society and in religious settings was the subject of a number of developments over the summer. Courts in Ontario
Bishop John Clarke, of the diocese of Athabasca, was elected archbishop and metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Rupert?s Land at the provincial synod on