Augsburg Fortress, the publishing ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), recently announced the closure of its nine bookstores in the United States,
Deposed Pittsburgh Bishop Robert Duncan was elected Nov. 7 to serve as bishop of a diocese where a majority of members recently voted to leave
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Connemara, Ireland. “Give rest, O Christ, to your servants with your saints, where sorrow and pain are no more … “ The ruins of a
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
Andrews The diocese of Algoma on Oct. 2 elected Rev. Stephen Andrews, who is General Synod prolocutor, as its new bishop. Bishop-elect Andrews, who is
Anglicans are being asked to consider donating stocks to the church to avoid taking a big hit on their taxes. Owners of Bell Canada shares
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