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,
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
I visited Turku, Finland, in 2000 for a meeting of the council of the Lutheran World Federation. A great moment of that meeting occurred when
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
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
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
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
The Brass Handbell Choir, from St. John’s, York Mills, Ont., performs at a benefit service in Toronto that raised $9,000 for St. John’s church, Lunenburg,
The Episcopal Church in the United States (ECUSA) has joined a coalition of religious, human rights and humanitarian organizations in commending the United States Congress