
Retired U.S. bishop facing charges
New York Retired bishop of New York Richard Grein has been charged with violating canons of the Episcopal Church and the diocese in connection with

New York Retired bishop of New York Richard Grein has been charged with violating canons of the Episcopal Church and the diocese in connection with

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

Sydney (ENI) – The National Council of Churches in Australia’s executive body has recommended the establishment of a “healing commission” and a national government fund

Organizers vow to continue protests such as this one which took place as Group of Eight leaders met in summit in Genoa last summer. A

Waterloo, Ont. AFTER more than 20 years of debate, a new declaration of principles on how the church treats parishioners and employees won General Synod

Plans for a feasibility study of a nationwide fundraising campaign have been put on hold because of uncertainty surrounding the national church’s financial situation, said

Waterloo, Ont. A CHURCH law or canon approved in 1998 which allows a bishop to fire a priest for any reason without right of appeal,

Bishop Victoria Matthews of Edmonton presents the report of the Primate’s Theological Commission. Waterloo, Ont. AMONG dozens of resolutions approved by General Synod, the following

Bishop Gordon Beardy embraces Archbishop Michael Peers after absolving the church for its role in running residential schools. Bishop Gordon Beardy of the diocese of

Brisbane The Anglican Church of Australia took up the subjects of women bishops, homosexuality, relations with Aboriginals and connections with the Lutheran and Uniting churches

The following are the results of elections at General Synod. This list does not include primatial appointments, which are pending and will be reported later.

Waterloo, Ont. DIOCESAN matrimonial commissions, which rule on applications by divorced people to remarry in the church, will become a thing of the past if

The dog days … or maybe dog moments of General Synod. An unidentified member takes a breather.

Michael Peers WHEN I began writing these columns, my commitment was that they would not be a “state of the union” message or a platform

London (ACNS) The International Council of Christians and Jews has awarded Interfaith Gold Medallions to Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey, and his wife, Eileen. In

Four Americans are consecrated bishops in a rite denounced by ECUSA Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold. For the second time in 18 months, Anglican conservatives have

Waterloo, Ont. WHEN event organizer Heide Wilker heard the Three Cantors at her Lutheran Eastern Synod Assembly last summer, she had a vision. Mrs. Wilker,

Shara Golden of Fredericton gained in confidence as General Synod week wore on. Waterloo, Ont. SHARA Golden, a first-time member of General Synod, threw herself

Waterloo, Ont. EILEEN Scully laughed when she saw the headline of the advance General Synod story about the joint service to be held with the