Bishop-elect Fraser Lawton Canon Fraser Lawton, 41, rector of St. Thomas’ Anglican church in Fort McMurray, Alta., is the new bishop-elect of the diocese of
LondonThe relics of St Therese of Lisieux, whom Roman Catholics revere as the patron saint of flowers, are to be exhibited for veneration at an
New York (ENI)-Eight years after the United States faced its deadly terrorist attacks Americans believe Muslims in the country encounter more discrimination than any other
(L to R): Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, shares a light moment with His Beatitude, Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox Patriarch
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has in recent weeks spoken several times of the importance of interreligious dialogue and stated that his country offers a unique
I WAS INTRODUCED to Joy Davidman through C.S. Lewis, whose Christian conversion and reflections on the human condition propelled him into fame. Many experiences of
Eileen Scully Eileen Scully, co-ordinator for worship and ministry in the Anglican Church of Canada’s faith, worship and ministry department, has been named the new
GenevaChurch-linked campaigners in the fight against hunger have urged new approaches to trade that uphold people’s right to food. “Food cannot be treated like any
U.S. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori listens to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, at the General Convention of The Episcopal Church. The U.S. Episcopal
OLD CAL CAUGHT me off guard when he walked into my Journal office last week carrying two cups of coffee and exactly four Timbits. He
When it comes to declining enrolment in the Anglican Church of Canada, there is hope. In the first of a series of articles about a
Women’s Auxiliary and other groups, many of them from southern parishes, donated about $30 per year (not $30 per month as reported in the June
Canterbury, EnglandDespite declining assets and congregations, and a 352 million British pound pensions deficit (US$570 million), the Church of England’s General Synod has rejected suggestions
European churches are urged to prioritize response to migration issues, and to give migrant workers a defined status after living in Europe for five years.
The Canadian house of bishops has urged Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to lead international efforts aimed at addressing and dismantling the root causes of
Should the average person, even if he’s the prime minister of Canada, know the niceties of church practice? David Crawley, retired archbishop of Kootenay and
Nairobi Roman Catholic Bishop Antonio Menegazzo, the apostolic administrator of El-Obeid diocese in Sudan, has expressed shock at a United Nations’ military commander’s pronouncement that
WarsawThe government of Turkey has agreed to extend indefinitely permission for Christian worship at an historic church in Tarsus, the birthplace of St. Paul, says
Francine Nijimbere, the woman whose arms were severed in an attack, waits for treatment. The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) is exploring treatment
Canon Alyson Barnett-Cowan, director of the Anglican Church of Canada’s faith, worship, and ministry department, has been appointed to the Inter-Anglican Standing Commission for Unity,