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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

Saskatoon elects Andrews

Rev. Rodney Osborne Andrews, 63, was elected bishop of the diocese of Saskatoon on Nov. 15, succeeding Arch-bishop Thomas Morgan, 62, who retires at the

Ecumenical venture

St. Thomas’ church, Sherwood Park, in the diocese of Edmonton, joined nine parishes of other denominations to sponsor the Strathcona County’s 14th Annual Ecumenical Mission

Reclaim ‘orthodoxy,’ conference urged

Manchester , EnglandThe word orthodoxy has been hijacked by many conservatives in the church and needs to be taken back, says a Canadian bishop who

Civil disobedience

Amid chants of “release him, release him” and the singing of Amazing Grace , police escort Canon Patrick Doran (in cloak), of St. Paul ‘s

Looking back, looking forward

What a year. December draws to a close 12 of the most exhilarating, astonishing and groundbreaking months in recent memory for the Anglican Communion. All

Church faces ADR dilemma

Rev. Ian Morrison, of the Presbyterian Church in Canada (l) and Canon Roger Steinke of the Anglican Church of Canada, listen as a new dispute

Census figures

An analysis of the 2001 Canadian census shows that ethnic diversity in the diocese of Toronto has increased while there continues to be a decline

New Integrity chapters

Integrity, an international organization of gay and lesbian Anglicans and friends has announced two new chapters: Integrity Bow Valley, in southern Alberta, and Integrity Niagara.

Soaring insurance rates challenge most dioceses

Churches are often a?”not great insurance risks,a?” says one church official. Pictured above, St. Johna?’s church, Lunenburg, N.S., which was heavily damaged by fire Nov.

Council of General Synod Briefs

In other business, the Council of General Synod (CoGS): elected Dean Peter Elliott of Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver, in the diocese of New Westminster as

ECUSA reassures mission recipients

New YorkThe presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States (ECUSA) and the director of the grants program at New York’s Trinity Church

Reaction to gay bishop varied

Last month’s consecration of Canon V. Gene Robinson as bishop coadjutor in the diocese of New Hampshire brought swift and varied reactions from Anglican leaders

Fond farewell

Jenny Mason, who retires Dec. 31 as director of the General Synod pension department, thanks the Council of General Synod for their tribute to her

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