Anglican Journal

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Pope notes difficulties on gay clergy issue

A strengthening of relations but also the recognition of new problems marked the first official visit of Archbishop Rowan Williams, the head of the Anglican

Stories for wee readers

Very small children love stories and also love a book to call their own. Bible for Me by Andy Holmes, illustrated by Ralph Voltz (Tommy

Facing chronic illnesses with hope

Grace Casselman’s Knocked Off My Knees is a good source of education for someone diagnosed with lupus but, more importantly, it is a personal story

Primates see threat to unity

From left, Archbishop Remi Joseph Rabenirina, Church of the Indian Ocean; Archbishop Samuel Ndayisenga, Episcopal Church of Burundi; Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams. LondonWhile declaring

Indian churches fight new law on conversions

New converts receive Bibles from evangelists in India. Church leaders say a proposed law restricting conversions violate Christians’ rights. New Delhi, India Churches in India

Cowan elected bishop

The diocese of British Columbia elected Archdeacon James Cowan, executive officer of the diocese and deputy prolocutor of the General Synod, as its 12th bishop.

Festival celebrates Britten works

A major festival in November will honour the work of British composer Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), featuring performances in several Ontario cities of work with religious

Winds whip through Halifax

Warden Ray Carter surveys damage to All Saints Cathedral’s roof. Halifax Parishioners waited nervously for Bishop Fred Hiltz to arrive for the 125th anniversary celebration

Special Interest

Pacifism is not being passive Christians have never agreed on what should be the Christian response to war but many believe that the gospel calls

Order breaks new ground

The Sisters of St. John the Divine, an Anglican order of nuns, broke ground Sept. 18 on the location of a new mother house in

Does anyone see who has left the building?

Dear editor, With the rock fans clamoring for the ordination of Elvis, the African Anglicans mulling over whether to send missionaries to England, an Australian

WCC campaign on violence targets U.S.

GenevaThe United States is to be the focus of an ecumenical church campaign against violence, the main governing body of the World Council of Churches

His blue heaven

A priest in the diocese of Edmonton has agreed to let the church’s Sunday school children dye his hair blue if they can match his

Fewer in New West pews

Average church attendance in the diocese of New Westminster is down again for the second time in as many years. The diocese reports that 8,167

Quebec crab fishers face grim future

Registered nurse Mary Spingle prepares for an evening service at St. Peter’s church in Old Fort Bay Blanc-Sablon, Que.Rev. Douglas Painter is cordial but grim.

Churches broach election

Bishops in the province of Ontario are wading into secular politics and have issued a pamphlet to help Anglicans ask questions of their local candidates

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