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Vancouver Seven parishes have withdrawn financial support from the diocese of New Westminster in the aftermath of its decision this summer to allow the blessing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
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
A 157-year-old Roman Catholic order, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate of Manitoba, sought bankruptcy protection under the federal Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act in April due
IN COMMUNION Rev. Ray Turner, a long-time Anglican priest in the diocese of Kootenay, was inducted March 3 as half-time pastor of St. John?s Lutheran
Archbishop Michael Peers’ recent statement on Middle East conflict not only caused a furor among readers of church media, but also sparked a meeting between
London (ENI)-A senior Church of England bishop, John Oliver, has supported a growing movement in Britain to relax the law against using cannabis. Bishop Oliver
The four Anglican congregations in Moose Jaw, Sask. have voted to amalgamate. Bishop Duncan Wallace, of the diocese of Qu’Appelle, approved the move and a
Leonard James of the Cowichan tribes, Coast Salish Nation, B.C. and Gloria Cope, a member of Aboriginal Neighbours, burn a poster representing the B.C. government’s
Cuban Bishop Jorge Perera, Canadian Primate Archbishop Michael Peers and Dominican Republic Bishop Julio Holguin at Cuban synod. An official from the Episcopal Church in
New York (ENS) – More than 130 Episcopal clergy have signed a letter calling on Congress to pass legislation to fight hate crimes in the
In order to be effective, evangelism must be made a priority: by bishops, by dioceses, by clergy, by laypeople. That is one lesson learned by
New York A new Code of Fair Practices was developed at a conference in April on what constitutes full and fair media coverage of Israeli-Palestinian
Mississauga, Ont. The Council of the North has asked the church to consider raising the minimum salary for priests by $1,500 a year. Council members
Mississauga, Ont. The Anglican Journal, which was incorporated earlier this year, has a newly elected board of directors to oversee its operations. The board members