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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
Two urban parishes, several time zones apart, are separately beginning to forge dialogue and perhaps relationships with aboriginal Anglicans, starting with two of the most
Dear editor, The Oct. 29 statement by the house of bishops is troublesome for two reasons. First, it suggests the bishops are unable to find
For the first time in its history, the diocese of Quebec has conducted an ecclesiastical court to try a retired priest for “contemptuous and disrespectful
History was made recently when the Oriental Orthodox Churches and the Anglican Communion presented a joint statement about the divinity of Christ. Rev. Harold Nahabedian
Williams Rowan Williams officially became the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury on Dec. 2 in an ancient legal ceremony at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London. The ceremony
Algoma regular synod Jan. 22-23, moved up from usual May date to deal with agreement Arctic finance committee meeting planned within a couple of months
RCMP chaplain Rev. Allan Higgs with once-lost, 50-year-old Karsh photo. A once-lost photograph by master photographer Yousuf Karsh of Anglican chaplain William Cole blessing an
Sydney A suggestion made by a member of an Australian state parliament, Rev. Fred Nile, that authorities ban Muslim women from wearing traditional dress in
Geneva Faced with a predicted financial shortfall of more than six million Swiss francs ($6.44 million Cdn) in 2003, the World Council of Churches –
London Village churches in England remain at the heart of their communities, with some attracting as much as 40 per cent of the population on
The diocese of Masasi’s fish farm employs local women. The farm is one of many programs aimed at reducing malnutrition in the area. I began
Dear editor, The tone of some recent letters addressing the issue of communicating in churches of other denominations is distressing. Different and sometimes contradictory ways