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Bishops press for clemency

The bishops of episcopal dioceses in Florida and the World Council of Churches are pressuring Florida Governor Jeb Bush to grant clemency to Lionel Tate,

Correction

Fabric artist Mandy Gravells was incorrectly identified in the May issue’s special supplement on vestments.

Fredericton surplus

The diocese of Fredericton is doing better than expected financially. Final budget figures for 2002 show a surplus of $76,000. Several factors contributed to the

Castro urged to review trials and sentences

Geneva In a letter addressed to Cuban President Fidel Castro, the general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Konrad Raiser, called the recent

Church vows to rebuild

New York The mid-section of the United States encountered tornados which killed dozens of people, damaged property and, in at least two cases, destroyed churches.

Making her mark

On a dare from another youth delegate to CoGS, Alison Bent had her tattoo of the logo of the Anglican Church of Canada done in

Council moves to mend fences with ACIP

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

Bush, Blair banned

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

Marion Cooper Krafft

Marion Cooper Krafft, 88, a deaconess and life member of the Women’s Auxiliary in Saskatchewan, died on March 5 in Mississauga, Ont. She attended Anglican

More Scottish tunes

London The Church of Scotland is planning to cull more than a third of its hymn book, to make room for more Scottish words and

Praying for victory brings mixed blessing

The Roman poet Horace used these words in a famous phrase, “Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori”, which translates as “Sweet and honourable it

Church leaders talk full communion

Michael McAteer (centre) moderated a dialogue between Raymond Schultz, national Lutheran bishop, and Anglican primate Archbishop Michael Peers. The Lutheran World Federation Assembly, which meets

Pentecostal centre

AmsterdamA unique centre has opened in the Netherlands to study Pentecostalism, one of the world’s fastest growing Christian movements – and one which some members

New West situation simmers

Seven out of eight dissident parishes in New Westminster have voted overwhelmingly in favour of accepting an offer from Bishop Terrence Buckle of the Yukon

Women’s activism alive at UN

The Commission on the Status of Women, part of the United Nations Social and Economic Council met in New York recently. The Anglican Consultative Council,

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