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Ottawa priest to raise issue

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

Presbyterian moderator

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

Japan elects primate

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

Blessings authorized

Topeka, Kan.Bishop William Smalley of Kansas has told clergy that he will begin authorizing limited blessing of non-married people. This policy would extend to heterosexual

Communion reacts to controversial decision

Bishop Michael Ingham of New Westminster speaks to reporters after the synod’s decision on same-sex blessings. Anglican bishops, clergy and lay people of every stripe

Summer’s new faces for the house of bishops

Bishop Robert Bennett, suffragan of Huron Bishop Andrew Atagotaaluk, currently a suffragan, or assistant bishop in the diocese of the Arctic, was elected co-adjutor bishop

New entity replaces Cariboo

Parishes that used to belong to the now-defunct diocese of Cariboo in British Columbia met this summer to develop an organizational structure for a new

Williams opposes Iraq war

LondonArchbishop of Canterbury designate Rowan Williams, has given an early sign of robust political involvement by signing a statement against war on Iraq. The Christian

C of E to allow remarriage for divorced people

York, EnglandThe Church of England’s General Synod has voted to allow clergy to remarry divorced people. The synod said in 1981 that “there are circumstances

Churches termed ‘compatible’

Left to right: Canon David Hamid, co-secretary of the Anglican Communion Office, Lutheran Bishop Ambrose Moyo of Zimbabwe, and retired Bishop David Tustin of England,

Movie remakes capitalize on former hits

Robin Williams stars in the murder mystery Insomnia with Al Pacino and Hilary Swank. Summer is the time when Hollywood rolls out its blockbusters: market-oriented,

Quebec editor resigns

Rev. Lynn Ross resigned as editor of the Quebec Diocesan Gazette, the diocese of Quebec’s monthly newspaper, and as rector of St. Luke’s, Magog, in

A fine mind with a common touch

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

New West approves same-sex blessings

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.

The overlooked heroes

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

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