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Women ordained

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

Magazine on ministry to cease publishing

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

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

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

Obituaries

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

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

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

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,

Relations strained

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

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.

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

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

New editor named

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

Lutheran Life grant

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.

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