Primates of the Anglican Communion, meeting in Gramado, Brazil in late May, stated that, in the absence of “theological consensus about same sex unions,” they,
The Anglican Church of Canada?s residential schools settlement fund has reached $5.5 million since an agreement with the federal government capping church liability was signed
Archbishop Michael Peers, the primate, in June told the congregation of St. John’s, Lunenburg, N.S., that very few Canadian churches are old enough to celebrate
Coffin Canon Percy David Coffin, 50, was elected on June 21 to be the fourth diocesan bishop of Western Newfoundland. Currently serving as regional dean
Aware of rapid population growth in the diocese of Toronto, Archbishop Terence Finlay has launched an in-depth study of demographic trends in the diocese. The
The Anglican Fellowship of Prayer and the Interdenominational Order of St. Luke are sponsoring The Promise of Wholeness, a conference on prayer and healing, to
Archdeacon Jennifer Gosse, who was mentioned in a June story about pastoral interns serving abroad, is a graduate of Queen’s College, St. John’s, Nfld. The
Black George Alexander Black, a university professor who specialized in French literature and church music and served on several national Anglican church committees, died on
Trondheim, NorwayMore than a decade after the dismantling of the Iron Curtain, new divisions may be opening up between eastern and western Europe, a senior
A church court in the diocese of Algoma has cleared an archdeacon of all misconduct in a case that saw the priest suspended from his
Calgary Steps were taken at Council of General Synod (CoGS) to heal tensions over the refusal of the Anglican Council of Indigenous People (ACIP) to
Bishop Ralph Spence of Niagara has appointed Canon Michael Patterson as director of evangelism, a new position for the diocese. Mr. Patterson, currently the rector
The president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has already been invited to the next assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC), which
Exquisite altar frontals stored at Fredericton’s Christ Church Cathedral in a chest belonging to Bishop John Medley, first bishop of the diocese, were the focus
London Anti-war Christians in Bethlehem opposed to the invasion of Iraq said recently that U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair
Canon Stephen Lane, ECUSA partner to CoGS, announced that his church is considering a $1 million US gift to the Canadian church. Calgary Canon Stephen
Council of General Synod approved Judy Robinson as the appointee to the position of associate director of pensions effective July 1, 2003, and director of
Treasurer Jim Cullen said numbers mean "we can continue in business." Council of General Synod approved financial results for the year 2002 that included a
Honiara, Solomon Islands A member of the Melanesian Brotherhood, Nathaniel Sado, was killed in late April by a band of rebels on the island of
Altar boys, wearing masks to protect themselves from catching the flu-like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), emerge from church after Good Friday mass at Hong