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Scrolls chronicle early Christianity

Dr. Adolfo Roitman, curator, examines the War Scroll, part of the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at the Museum of Civilization in Hull, Que. Amateur historians

Conservative Asian primate re-elected

Kudat, Malaysia Archbishop Datuk Yong Ping Chung was re-elected on Nov. 19 as primate (senior bishop) of the Anglican province of South East Asia at

Churches mark AIDS day

Becky Nganja, 24, takes a break beside an AIDS poster at the All-Africa Conference of Churches ecumenical service marking World AIDS Day. Anglicans joined people

Christianity and the untouchables

Dear editor, The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party’s move to prevent religious conversions among Hindus in India is meant to comfort the upper castes of

Archbishop asks Ontario for action on poverty

Archbishop Terence Finlay has asked Ontario ‘s new Liberal government to act quickly to help alleviate the plight of 390,000 children in poverty, of single-parent

Church’s big move delayed anew

The new quarters of the national church office (background) towers over the old quarters at 600 Jarvis St. (foreground) Toronto The national church office’s move

Call for creche photos

The Anglican Journal welcomes photographs of creches from across the country for inclusion in our December 2004 issue. Please send photos to editor@national.anglican.ca or to:

Same-sex rite under fire

Stockholm Plans by the (Lutheran) Church of Sweden to introduce a ceremony for same-sex couples have stirred protests from leaders of other denominations, including the

Campaign honours missing native women

They are Canada ‘s lingering question mark. In the last 20 years in Canada, more than 500 aboriginal women have disappeared. This month, the Native

Dioceses debate blessings issue

The diocese of Toronto will wait nearly a year before deciding on whether to offer a “local option” to parishes wishing to offer same-sex blessings

Anglican retailer expands its line

Church Publishing Inc., the official publisher of the Episcopal Church of the United States (ECUSA), has appointed the Toronto-based Anglican Book Centre, the Anglican Church

Churches break talks with ECUSA

Bishop Gene Robinson was consecrated Nov. 2. New York The consecration of Gene Robinson as the first openly gay priest to be elected a bishop

Personal journeys in powerful songs

Emmylou Harris: Stumble Into Grace The evolution of Emmylou Harris is really remarkable. She was already a famed star in a 30-year career by virtue

Vicious attack’

Church leaders in India have blamed a campaign “targeting Christians” for the victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in elections for legislators last month

Churches condemn anti-Semitism

Concerned by an “alarming increase of anti-Semitism in Canada,” leaders of nine Christian churches in Canada ? including the Anglican Church of Canada ? have

Diocese elects Moxley as suffragan

Diocesan bishop Fred Hiltz and Susan Moxley embrace at the news of her election as suffragan bishop of Nova Scotia and P.E.I. The diocese of

Theology school names primate to ecumenical post

The Toronto School of Theology (TST) has appointed Archbishop Michael Peers, outgoing primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, as its first Ecumenist-in-Residence. Archbishop Peers,

How did your church mark World AIDS Day?

This church has AIDS. Elsewhere in this first issue of 2004, the Anglican Journal has coverage of how churches and others marked World AIDS Day,