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Marriage arguments

The Interfaith Coalition on Marriage and Family has filed written legal arguments in the Ontario Court of Appeal in a case to decide whether limiting

Defending doctrine needs no cannons

Dear editor, The last time I looked, God did not require the services of an Anglican priest in order to confer his blessing upon a

Churches send aid to islands

Honiara, Solomon Islands Church-run organizations are in the front line of providing aid to Solomon Islanders in the South Pacific who were battered by Cyclone

Church worker stabbed

St. Louis A 64-year-old church secretary, known for compassion and understanding in dealing with the homeless, died in December after being stabbed by a homeless

More women clergy

Ahmedabad, India The Gujarat diocese of the Church of North India is now training more women for ordination, despite initial resistance to female clergy. Sonal

Bishop pulls priest’s licence in rare trial

Perry-Gore The bishop of Quebec has passed the most severe sentence possible upon one of his priests, severing the priest’s relationship with the diocese, lifting

Iraq attack not ‘just war’

Archbishop Michael Peers, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, last November told a panel discussion in Toronto that an unprovoked attack on Iraq would

The whole family is welcome at this church

Dear editor, After reading the letters to the editor in response to the October 2002 article, “Let the little children come,” I felt compelled to

Photo exhibit extended

An exhibit of photographs from Indian residential schools at the National Archives of Canada has been extended to Sept. 1, 2003. The show, entitled Where

Ottawa churches help refugees

Chol Paul (far right), with wife, Everline, and brothers Madit and Bol. Chol’s story of fleeing Sudan has been adapted in England as a play.

Just call them Doctor

Bishop James Njegovan of Brandon and retired Dean Jack Greenhalgh were awarded honorary doctor of divinity degrees in November by St. John’s College at the

TV ads decry violence

Los Angeles The Episcopal diocese of Los Angeles put out a series of 30-second ads on local television near Christmas to carry a message against

Priest’s challenge aids fund

Bishop Len Whitten praised the Stephenville Crossing parish for helping General Synod’s healing fund. The tiny three-point parish of Stephenville Crossing, Nfld., is on fire

Elvis imitator decides it’s now or never

Attendees at the 1997 Elvis festival in Collingwood, Ont., renew their vows before Rev. Dorian Baxter, who claims to have brought ‘tens of thousands of

Our history, whether we claim it or not

The denigration of the study of history in Canada over the past 50 years was unfortunate. The mistaken view that historical ignorance would free people

Wet west churches

The diocesan council in New Westminster has authorized spending up to $12,000 to investigate problems with moisture in the walls and ceilings of six churches.

Ugandans pay visit

The diocese of Rupert’s Land recently hosted a delegation of 11 people from the diocese of Central Buganda in Uganda, including Bishop Jackson Matovu. The

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