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Peace plan greeted by scepticism

New Delhi Christian activists say they are sceptical about promises by Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee to restore peace to the troubled western state

Hutchison e-elected metropolitan of Canada

Andrew Hutchison succeeds Arthur Peters as metropolitan. Bishop Andrew Hutchison of Montreal has been elected metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Canada in what is

Sacred space’ protest

Anglican priest Melodie Edwards, a former chaplain at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre in Hamilton, Ont., is embroiled in a battle with the province over what

Journal wins nine press awards

Ottawa The Anglican Journal took nine prizes at the annual convention of Canadian Church Press here on May 9, including the top award for treatment

Funding plan heralds changes

Canon Philip Poole of Trinity Aurora dons a Toronto Maple Leafs sweater to introduce the Marigold Report to Council of General Synod. Mississauga, Ont. A

Building trust with Ottawa

Mississauga Council of General Synod discussed residential schools behind closed doors. Afterwards, a written report was issued which said that bilateral negotiations between the federal

Oblates seek protection

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

Law on cannabis

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

Sharing pastor

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

Peers, Israeli envoy seek new dialogue

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

Congregations unite

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

Protest

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

Bishops back hate bill

New York (ENS) – More than 130 Episcopal clergy have signed a letter calling on Congress to pass legislation to fight hate crimes in the

ECUSA poised to welcome Cubans

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

Election

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

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