Everyone but the Queen
Anglican Journal
March 19, 2013
As Supreme Governor of the Church of England, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is always invited to the enthronement of a new Archbishop of Canterbury.
As Supreme Governor of the Church of England, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is always invited to the enthronement of a new Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Council of General Synod (CoGS) on March 14 acknowledged the injustices and racism experienced by Japanese Canadian Anglicans at the hands of the Anglican Church of Canada during and after World War II, and said it confessed “the error of our ways.”
General Synod will be presented this July with resolutions focusing on “peace with justice for all in Palestine and Israel” and educating Canadian Anglicans about the “life and witness” of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem.
Five Anglicans from around the world have been invited to bring a symbol of the “life and issues” of their region to the enthronement of the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, at Canterbury Cathedral on Thursday, March 21.
Restoration work has begun in Toronto’s only wood-framed church, the former St. Matthias Anglican Church at 691 Scarlett Road.
A look at how Anglicans, Christians and other people around the worldmark the season of Lent, the 40-day period leading up to Easter.
The bishop of the Anglican diocese of British Columbia, James Cowan, hasannounced his resignation effective this Aug. 31 in order to retire.
The primate of the Anglican Church ofCanada today paid tribute to Pope Benedict XVI, who stunned the world byannouncing his resignation because of advancing age and deterioratingstrength.
To the secular world, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity may seemlike a perfunctory event that takes place annually in churches aroundthe world, but its significance runs much deeper, according to theAnglican Church of Canada’s co-ordinator for ecumenical relations.
The blessing of civil marriage between same-gender couples can now take place in the Anglican diocese of British Columbia.
The TRC expects more than 2,000 survivors of residential schools to share their experiences at its first regional event April 13-14 in Victoria, B.C. Photo:
Australia’s Anglican Church has its third female bishop, Genieve Blackwell, but her March 31 consecration was boycotted by her archbishop, Sydney’s Peter Jensen, a strong
Painted in 1564 during Spain’s repression of Protestantism in Flanders, The Procession to Calvary is the background for a film about suffering. Photo: Web Gallery
Pope Benedict XVI used his traditional Easter message on April 9 to call for an end to the conflict in Syria. Photo: sportgraphic Vatican City
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople has criticized Greece’s state church for anti-ecumenical statements. Photo: Massimo Finizio The spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the International Lutheran Council (ILC) are discussing joint commemorations of the 500th anniversary in 2017 of the Protestant Reformation.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in the Old City of Jerusalem, is believed to encompass Golgotha, where Jesus was crucified, and the tomb where
The Meaningful Chocolate Company, based in Manchester, England, believes that while candy is dandy, the real meaning of Easter should be part of the seasonal