Newly appointed Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and his wife, Jane, at a news conference in London. Rowan Williams, the new Archbishop of Canterbury, is
Some members of dissident parishes walk out of the New Westminster diocesan synod last June, after a vote to approve the blessing of same-sex unions.
Waterloo, Ont. Lutheran Life Insurance Society of Canada has made a $5,000 grant to assist in the restoration of St. John?s Anglican Church, Lunenburg, N.S.
Dear editor, At the time of writing it is almost nine months since the ?day of the towers? on Sept. 11, 2001. Much has been
The Marigold report, a proposal designed to revitalize the Anglican Church of Canada, has been redrafted in response to criticisms that the first version was
Canon John Caird has retired after 24 years as editor of the Rupert?s Land News. Mr. Caird began writing for the paper in 1978, became
"…eagerly, patiently, continually, for ever…" This is an embarrassing column to write. I want to write about prayer, but I run the risk that I
Bishop-elect David Hamid LondonA former mission coordinator with the Anglican Church of Canada’s Partnership department has been appointed suffragan or assistant bishop of the diocese
Swift Current, Sask.The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) elected its first woman bishop at its Saskatchewan synod in July. Rev. Cynthia G. Halmarson, 47,
Canon John Erb, director of the Anglican Foundation, was among a group honoured last May by the Newman Centre at the University of Toronto as
Vancouver Seven parishes have withdrawn financial support from the diocese of New Westminster in the aftermath of its decision this summer to allow the blessing
Your September newspaper includes material on this year’s Anglican Journal financial appeal. The appeal’s success in 2001 means that the newspaper you are holding contains
VancouverThe guest list is under wraps, but later this month Anglicans opposed to same-sex blessings in New Westminster are preparing to welcome like-minded bishops and
Leslie Peterson Leslie Peterson, former bishop of Algoma, died of a heart attack on July 25 in London, Ont. after returning home from a visit
SeoulThe first three female deacons in the diocese of Seoul were ordained in May at a service in Sts. Mary and Nicholas Anglican Cathedral. At
The directors of Practice of Ministry in Canada (PMC) magazine have agreed to stop publishing the quarterly publication following a decision by the Anglican church
MoscowThe Russian Orthodox Church has presented what it describes as evidence supporting its long-standing charge of Roman Catholic proselytising in Russia. The Moscow Patriarchate of
An Ottawa priest says he will bring a resolution to diocesan synod next month asking the diocese to approve the blessing of same-sex unions. New
TokyoBishop James Toru Uno of the diocese of Kita Kanto in central Japan, was elected primate of the Anglican church in Japan, succeeding Archbishop John
Columbus, Ohio The Presbyterian Church (USA) has elected a Palestinian-American pastor and outspoken proponent of non-violence as its new moderator. Meeting in June at its