November 22 is National Housing Day, and both behind the scenes and on the frontlines, Anglicans are calling for an end to homelessness and shortages
David Irving, currently the executive archdeacon of the diocese of Kootenay, has been elected the new bishop of the diocese of Saskatoon. Bishop-elect Irving will
Following the Council of General Synod’s approval of the 2010 budget, which included a $450,000 reduction in operating costs, staff at the General Synod’s offices
Council of General Synod (CoGS) has approved a budget that includes $450,000 in cuts in order to reduce the General Synod’s deficit to $492,000 for
The Vatican has offered more details about how it plans to accommodate disaffected Anglican clergy and lay people who want to join the Roman Catholic
Decisions about how to avoid the potential spread of H1N1 flu are being made diocese-by-diocese across the Anglican Church of Canada. So far, most Anglican
Bishop John Chapman of the diocese of Ottawa Bishop John Chapman has given one church in the diocese of Ottawa permission to begin offering a
Bishop Colin Johnson was elected metropolitan (senior bishop) of the ecclesiastical province of Ontario at the provincial synod in Cochrane, Ont. today. Archbishop-elect Johnson was
The congregation of St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Edmonton stands up against the injustice of poverty. Parishioners at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Edmonton will
The diocesan council of the diocese of British Columbia voted on Sept. 24 to suspend operations of Camp Columbia on Thetis Island, a small island
Former governor general Adrienne Clarkson is a cradle Anglican. The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has a new high profile patron for its
HAIR TODAY, GONE TODAY. When Rev. David Giffen (above, centre) challenged youth at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, Ont., to raise $500 for the privilege
“There’s a young woman from Africa here who says she has come to claim sanctuary. What should we do?” THAT QUESTION stymied Canon Andrew Asbil
Justice camp helps people get their heads and hearts around social justice aissues. So says Bishop Sue Moxley of the diocese of Nova Scotia and
The Council of the North has appointed veteran activist and community organizer Cynthia Patterson as the co-ordinator of new suicide prevention programs. The appointment was
The newly ordained Rev. Georgina Bassett Rev. Georgina Bassett became the first Anglican deacon from the Slavey people when she was ordained on Sept. 6
SING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, L-R: Jennifer Henry of Kairos; Becca Whitla, music director at Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Toronto; Alfredo Barahona of Kairos; and
This fragment from the Book of War is a ceremonial blessing. More than 100,000 fragments of text have been found in 11 caves on a
The primate of the Anglican Church of Canada returned from the recent national convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) with “signs of
Ashdown Bishop David Ashdown of the diocese of Keewatin was elected metropolitan (archbishop) of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert’s Land at the June provincial synod
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