Joey Royal resigns as Arctic suffragan bishop
Bishop Joey Royal resigned his position as suffragan bishop of the diocese of the Arctic effective Oct. 20, Archbishop Anne Germond, acting primate of the
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Bishop Joey Royal resigned his position as suffragan bishop of the diocese of the Arctic effective Oct. 20, Archbishop Anne Germond, acting primate of the
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A primate’s commission tasked with rethinking church structures is encouraging Anglicans to provide feedback on its seven intentionally provocative statements or “hypotheses” through an online
Moving forward in its goal of strengthening Black participation and representation within the Anglican Church of Canada, the association Black Anglicans of Canada (BlAC) held
Note: This article was updated with new information Aug. 30 and also includes some previously published content. First in a two-part series, Endangered Legacy: Churches
National conference offers feedback on draft theological statement Deacons in the Anglican Church of Canada are seeking to redefine their role in a changing world
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The Rev. Don Beyers, rector of St. Anne’s Anglican Church in west Toronto, had a simple message on behalf of his parish to community members
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Two key Indigenous Ministries staff positions have been filled with the hiring of Archdeacon Rosalyn Elm as coordinator and Krista Pura as program associate. Elm,
Second in a two-part series The Rev. Daniel Brereton, incumbent at St. John’s Dixie Anglican Church in Mississauga, Ont., has more than 10 times the
The Rev. Richard “Rick” Reed was elected the 13th bishop of the Anglican diocese of Saskatchewan after winning the fifth ballot in an episcopal election
Construction ‘well underway’ on new facility, general secretary says It’s official; the national office of the Anglican Church of Canada and those of the United
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
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