Katherine Barber, right, known to CBC Radio listeners as The Word Lady, signs one of her books. She presented a light-hearted talk at St. Thomas
The Council of General Synod agreed by consensus to the nomination of Archdeacon Helena- Rose Houldcroft, director of the diocese of Toronto’s Flemingdon Park Ministry,
The diocese of Ottawa has set up a Clergy Leadership Institute that will tap the leadership skills of experienced clergy who will serve as mentors
NairobiSome Ugandan Anglican church leaders have expressed support for a statement by President Yoweri Museveni in which he commended the denomination’s bishops for resisting homosexuality.
Canterbury The British Ministry of Justice has granted a licence allowing undertakers to move the remains of Cardinal John Henry Newman from a grave in
Hong Kong Some Chinese Christians see their invitation to the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics as a new recognition of religion in officially atheist
Canterbury, EnglandV. Gene Robinson, the openly gay U.S. bishop whose consecration in 2003 polarised the worldwide Anglican Communion, says he believes that one day the
Canterbury, EnglandThe Anglican Archbishop of Uganda, Henry Orombi, will accuse the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, of "betrayal" in a comment piece to be published
NairobiChurch leaders in Kenya have expressed sadness at deaths and the destruction of property in escalating secondary schools riots, as the government seeks urgent measures
BlantyreThe Anglican church in Malawi says it will attend the forthcoming Lambeth Conference in England, despite many African church leaders saying they will shun it.
The 1998 Lambeth Conference, the once-per-decade gathering of Angican bishops, welcomed 11 women bishops from Canada, New Zealand and the United States. London The (Anglican)
Sapporo/GenevaWorld religious leaders meeting in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo in advance of the summit of the Group of Eight industrial nations have urged
Bishop Bruce Howe The diocese of Huron has announced that its bishop, Bruce Howe, will retire effective Sept. 1. “We write to you this day
Arusha, TanzaniaThe result of any presidential runoff election in Zimbabwe conducted under the current circumstances should not be recognised by the international community, the main
Arusha, TanzaniaThe Zimbabwean-born general secretary of the 68-million-strong Lutheran World Federation (lWF), Rev. Ishmael Noko, has said that those who have criticised churches for lagging
JerusalemThe worldwide Anglican Communion, embroiled in a long-running controversy about homosexuality, needs to be rescued from “apostates,” Nigerian Archbishop Peter Akinola has told 1,000 Anglican
(As previously reported in the Anglican Journal, bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada, at their mid-April meeting, discussed the upcoming Lambeth Conference. The Journal
JerusalemMore than 1,000 senior leaders of the Anglican Communion, including about 280 bishops from Africa, Latin America and Asia, who oppose the ordination of homosexuals
Harare Churches in Zimbabwe and worldwide have called for prayers in advance of a presidential run-off election in the southern African country, where more than
Katherine Barber, right, known to CBC Radio listeners as The Word Lady, signs one of her books. She presented a light-hearted talk at St. Thomas