Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, Prime Minister Jean Chretien and Paul Celucci, U.S. ambassador to Canada, bow their heads at a Parliament Hill service in memory
New York The Episcopal Church has joined with other faith groups in a statement condemning as morally wrong an amendment to a defense authorization bill
Years ago a great teacher told me that there were three different ways of guessing the future. First, straight ahead: the future will be just
The September terrorist attacks in the United States hit at least one member of Canada’s Anglican community. David Michael Barkway, 34, son of Rev. Peter
A Port Sydney, Ont., teenager has been charged with setting a fire in July that destroyed Christ Church, the oldest church in the Ontario vacationland
Three Anglican priests, one of whom comforted families and recovery workers after the 1998 Swissair Flight 111 disaster at Peggy’s Cove, N.S., were recognized recently
Bishop Leonard Hatfield Bishop Leonard Fraser Hatfield Bishop Leonard Fraser Hatfield, former bishop of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island and author of a book
ON TUESDAY morning, Sept. 11, I was rereading Longing for God, Anglicans Talk About Revelation, Nature, Culture, and Authority which is the first book of
The diocese of Edmonton has a new staff and volunteer screening policy, along with guidelines and procedures. A top priority for the policy is personnel
Former Anglican priest Charles David Griggs was sentenced on Oct. 1 at the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench, Winnipeg, to four years in prison on
Rev. Raymond L. Schultz was installed as National Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) on Sunday, Sept. 16 at Lutheran Church of
PWRDF general meeting The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund is holding its first annual general meeting from Nov. 1 to 4 at The Briars
Vi Smith (centre) accepted Michael Peers’ apology. Vi Smith, a distinguished native elder with the Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples and member of the Gitksan
IN the 20th century Canada came into its own as a nation. In the 19th century it was, for many observers, an intimidating mass of
Jerusalem Against the wishes of Israel, the Greek Orthodox Church has come under the leadership of a pro-Palestinian patriarch, Irineos I, a 62-year-old bishop. With
The devastating terrorist attacks in the United States Sept. 11 prompted messages from religious leaders around the world. Archbishop Michael Peers, the Canadian Anglican Primate,
Jerusalem The World Council of Churches has taken steps in support of Palestinian Christian families, which are emigrating from the Holy Land at the rate
Chris Ambidge, shown standing, assisting Canon Art Lawson at General Synod, has occasionally fled services where incense is used. FOR people whose throats virtually close
New Delhi An amendment to the Indian Divorce Act approved by the lower house of India’s Parliament in August gives Christian women divorce rights equal
Bishop Mdimi Mhogolo of the diocese of Central Tanganyika, Tanzania, is flanked by the first five women ever ordained deacons in the country. The ordinations,