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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Archbishop George Carey outside St. Paul’s Toronto. Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey, who retired at the end of October, warned the primate, Archbishop Michael Peers,
For more than 400 years the genius of Anglicanism has been its redemptive ability to live with diversities of theology and liturgical practice. Finding its
Johannesburg Representatives from seven major religions and 21 African countries have adopted a declaration, committing themselves to working for peace on the African continent. Among
In my parish, the historic Waterloo Declaration simply made legitimate something that we have been chipping away at for more than 30 years. To push
Bielefeld, Germany Christians in Indonesia fear the Indonesian government will use the security clampdowns in effect since the Oct. 12 bombing in Bali to curtail
The diocese of Huron has appointed two clergy to serve as chaplains to clergy families. They are Rev. Janet Hatt of St. James church in
Steven Toope, a former chair of the Primate?s World Relief and Development Fund, has been appointed to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or