In late 2023, CBC Radio cancelled its long-running program Tapestry after host Mary Hynes announced her retirement. The weekly radio show focused on spirituality and religion—one of Canada’s last remaining religious programs in English-language secular media.
Sharp drop during pandemic: stats officer The COVID-19 pandemic saw a significant decline in church attendance, marking a “radical discontinuity” even with previous downward trends,
Leaders of the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) have called for an immediate, permanent ceasefire in Gaza and an end to arms transfers to Israel in a series of statements and open letters to Canadian government officials, while also speaking out against a wave of antisemitism they said began with the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas.
Toronto police arrested nine interfaith climate activists, including an Anglican deacon, at a downtown Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) branch April 9 during a sit-in
Held as a wave of decolonization swept the former British Empire, the 1963 Toronto Anglican Congress proclaimed the commitment of the worldwide Anglican Communion to
The Canadian Church Historical Society (CCHS) will mark the 60th anniversary of a 1963 gathering of Anglicans from around the world and explore its impact
Bishop Terry Brown, former Asia-Pacific mission coordinator for the Anglican Church of Canada who served as bishop of Malaita in the Solomon Islands from 1996
Rising tension and polarization in Israel amid Gaza war, Jerusalem priest says The surprise attacks by Hamas against southern Israel last Oct. 7, which involved
An Anglican priest in Toronto has been given a suspended sentence with one year of probation after being found guilty of committing an indecent act
The Anglican Foundation of Canada (AFC) will provide a spiritual focus for Say Yes! to Kids, its annual fundraising appeal for child and youth ministry,
Modern society is built on domination and control, but could be based on listening and answering instead—and religion could play a vital role in that
Council of General Synod (CoGS) has passed resolutions on the need for further discussion and education around medical assistance in dying (MAID), the formation of
It’s now ‘entirely thinkable,’ conference hears Thirty years after Victoria Matthews became the first woman to be ordained a bishop in the Anglican Church of
Question may loom larger in coming years, researcher says Christian holy days like Christmas and Easter are likely to remain statutory holidays in Canada in
Cities forcibly clear tents as housing crisis spurs rising homelessness Second part of Welcoming the Stranger, a two-part series. Churches that have tried to welcome homeless people
The Anglican Church of Canada’s general treasurer for nearly four decades, John Ligertwood, died Nov. 16 after sustaining a head injury during a fall. He was 96 years old.
Elizabeth Hutchinson, an Anglican Award of Merit winner known for her support of women’s rights, died Jan. 19 in Rosemère, Que. She was 90 years old.
A longtime member of Grace Anglican Church, Arundel, Hutchinson served on multiple occasions as a member of General Synod, chairing its worship committee and serving on the Anglican Church of Canada’s Faith, Worship, and Ministry committee.
At church encampments, unhoused share challenges of daily survival First part of Welcoming the Stranger, a two-part series. James Patrick Andrew Smith was 16 years
Financial pressures drive dioceses to increased collaboration As revenues shrink, many dioceses across the Anglican Church of Canada are increasingly collaborating with one another to
The Anglican Church of Canada’s recently hired director of communications, who worked 10 years for the diocese of Toronto, says she is looking forward to
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