(ENS)-Lutheran opponents to a plan for full communion between the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Episcopal Church, say the plan threatens Lutheran identity.
I BELONG TO that small group of precise calculators who insist that Jan. 1, 2000, is not the beginning of the third millennium (who ever
Don’t blame lawyers Dear editor, Your article, Collection Plate Cash Won’t Go To Litigation Bills (December Journal) reports some bishops wanted to take steps to
Many students at a Haitian university started by a former Canadian Volunteer in Mission can’t pay their tuition past the first year. Rev. Benoit Cherisol,
Prior to Nelson Mandela’s address to the Parliament, Anglican Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane of Cape Town talks to the Chief Rabbi C. K. Harris of the
Camille Venier of Kaslo, B.C., carries the Canadian flag at the peace pole ceremony on Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was held prisoner under the
(ACNS) – The International Commission of the Anglican-Orthodox Theological Dialogue continued its series of meetings in Salisbury, England in October. The Commission is composed of
Cape Town The world’s religions must make a greater effort to promote basic human values, the Dalai Lama said during the Parliament of the World’s
Harare, Zimbabwe Black priests in the Anglican church in Zimbabwe say they are not allowed to baptize, marry or bury white parishioners. At least four
Charles Bull has been reinstated as rector of the parishes of Lockeport-Barrington, effective Dec. 13, 1999. Mr. Bull spent most of 1999 on paid leave,
The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is fast approaching and Canadian parishes of all denominations have no shortage of resources to help them
The Bible is primarily a story, or collection of stories, and it ought to play a decisive role in shaping the lives of Christians, agreed
Most. Rev. Percy O’Driscoll has announced he plans to retire on Oct. 31 as bishop of the Diocese of Huron and Metropolitan of Ontario. Archbishop
THE BEGINNING of a new year, of a new century, of a new millennium is a good time to think about new directions and new
Ten Anglican bishops from around the world, including Terence Finlay, Bishop of Toronto, met recently to begin talks aimed at bridging the wide gulf over
The Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, chats with Francis Cardinal Arinze, president of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue. Amman, Jordan The Archbishop of
When the congregation at St. George’s Anglican Church in Victoria sings the Lord’s Prayer on Sundays, many of the 300 plus parishioners require more than
The Church Council on Justice and Corrections has been named a winner of the first national Ron Weibe Restorative Justice Award by the Correctional Service