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Iacobucci to help truth and reconciliation commission move forward
Former Supreme Court Justice Frank Iacobucci has agreed to act as facilitator to the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), in the wake
Former Supreme Court Justice Frank Iacobucci has agreed to act as facilitator to the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), in the wake
NairobiKenyan church leaders have hailed the election on Nov. 4 of Sen. Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States of America, saying
The Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples (ACIP) has scheduled the sixth Anglican Indigenous Sacred Circle to be held on Aug. 9 to 15, 2009, at
Major Doug Friesen, an Anglican, is senior chaplain with the Canadian Forces stationed in Afghanistan. The First World War ended 90 years ago on Nov.
Trier, Germany Protestant leaders in Germany say they will investigate and expose past cases of mistreatment in church-run children’s homes after an investigation found that
Some aboriginal groups have expressed concern that a non-aboriginal federal government bureaucrat has been appointed executive director of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation
Connemara, Ireland. “Give rest, O Christ, to your servants with your saints, where sorrow and pain are no more … “ The ruins of a
Old Cal sold his car five years ago and he missed it. It was, he said, a reflection of who he was – old, a
The global economic crisis has “not affected the payment of pensions to retirees, or the ability to begin to receive a pension for those contemplating
The Vancouver-based diocese of New Westminster has asked the Supreme Court of B.C. to declare that the 17 individuals who filed a lawsuit against the
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams participated in anniversary celebrations at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes. He preached to a crowd of 20,000 at
Deputies to the 143rd diocesan convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh on Oct. 4 voted 240-102 to leave the Episcopal Church. Minutes later, in
EdmontonThe Council of the North is seeking innovative ways to fund clergy salaries in northern dioceses where about 47 per cent of the clergy (168
Sacred space and moments of quiet reflection are crucial ingredients to a time of meditation and prayer during Advent, which begins November 30. Two visitors
The Episcopal diocese of Virginia and the Episcopal Church have reached a legal settlement with Potomac Falls Church in Potomac Falls, Va. and Christ the
QuebecThe Canadian church would be better served if it abolished General Synod and worked only through provincial synods, said an observer at the provincial council
Diocese of Yukon’s Deacon Sara Usher, left, with Archbishop Terrence Buckle, diocesan bishop. EdmontonYukon Archbishop Terrence Buckle urged Council of the North members to look
Nearly half a century ago, as the baby boom boomed, a small group from St. Paul’s Anglican Church in downtown Nanaimo on Vancouver Island moved
There. That’s done. That seems to be the reaction of many after casting their votes in the Oct. 14 federal election. We’ve performed our civic
Moscow Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was the first person to ring a set of treasured bells after their return to the Danilov Monastery, the seat
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