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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

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

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

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.

Churches oppose patent

Ottawa Canadian Council of Churches and the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada welcomed a Supreme Court decision Dec. 5 not to allow the patenting of higher

Mexican bishops rebuked

New York A committee that monitors the relationship between the Episcopal Church of the United States (ECUSA) and the Iglesia Anglicana de Mexico (IAM) has

Visiting other churches calls for respect

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

Heavy agenda for Algoma synod

Of all the dioceses that have convened special synods meeting in January and February to consider General Synod’s agreement with the federal government on residential

Devastating’ reading

London The Christian yearning for reconciliation can lead to damaging pressure on sex abuse victims to forgive their abusers, the churches of Britain and Ireland

Fredericton bishop announces retirement

The diocese of Fredericton’s synod, held in mid-November, voted to call an electoral synod for March 15, 2003 in order to elect a successor to

Ingham picks mediator for same-sex dispute

Fulfilling his commitment to go ahead with a reconciliation process to bring eight dissident parishes back into the diocesan fold, Bishop Michael Ingham of New

National church office shuffles staff

Mr. Carriere There have been two major changes in leadership positions at the church’s national office in Toronto. Vianney (Sam) Carriere, formerly the editor of

TV diary features priests

Rev. Lynn Griffin, a diocese of Ottawa priest who is on disability leave from St. Barnabas, Deep River, Ont., is the star of a special

Church neglects AIDS at its own peril: UN

Geneva Churches could do much more than they have done in the fight against AIDS, a United Nations AIDS official has charged. Church-run hospitals, clinics