Nora-Jane Noone as Bernadette in Peter Mullan’s The Magdalene Sisters, a film about church-run laundries in Ireland. The Magdalene SistersDirector: Peter MullanOdeon FilmsStarring Geraldine McEwan,
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Calgary Same-gender blessings are expected to occupy a major portion of General Synod 2004, and Council of General Synod (CoGS) considered ways to handle the
Archbishop Michael Peers said he intends to resign the office of primate as of Feb. 1, 2004, the year in which he will reach the
Dear editor, I do not imagine Douglas Barrett of Newfoundland and Labrador (April 2003 letters) was present at the service in Newmarket, which Rev. Dorian
Bishop Victoria Matthews (left) of the diocese of Edmonton listens to proceedings at the May meeting of the Council of General Synod at the University
Nashville On the first Friday of each month, after the work day is done, worshippers come to 109-year-old Christ Church Cathedral in Nashville, not knowing