
WCC says Kobia will stand down as general secretary
Rev. Sam Kobia (left, with Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, then primate of the Anglican Church of Canada) during a visit to Canada in 2004. Geneva (ENI)-The

Rev. Sam Kobia (left, with Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, then primate of the Anglican Church of Canada) during a visit to Canada in 2004. Geneva (ENI)-The

Cheryl Curtis Cheryl Curtis, executive director of the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has commented on the decision by the fund’s staff to

By a vote of 13 in favour and four against, staff at the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF), the relief and development arm

Henriette Thompson Henriette Thompson, who has worked as associate academic dean of the Toronto-based Institute for Christian Studies, has been named the new director of

Holy Trinity Anglican church in Sooke, B.C. reopened on Dec. 15 in a new building after a disastrous fire two-and-a-half years ago. The rededication service

NairobiReligious leaders in Uganda are backing government efforts in fighting Ebola by discouraging followers from shaking hands or embracing during greeting, with some Christians expressing

Leaders of member denominations of the Canadian Council of Churches – including the Anglican church – on Nov. 26 wrote to Prime Minister Stephen Harper,

Winston Churchill famously said, “History will be kind to me … because I will write it.” Schism is now a reality in the Anglican Church

Louise Peters, rector of St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral, Kamloops, B.C., and Le Roy Wells of the St. Vincent de Paul Society work together to provide

HarareThe Church of the Province of Central Africa has revoked the clergy licence of Zimbabwean bishop Nolbert Kunonga, following his decision to pull the Anglican

Asif Ali Zardari (left), husband of assassinated opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, and son, Bilawal, leave her burial. Bilawal vowed to carry on his mother’s legacy.

NairobiKenyan churches have joined in an effort to provide humanitarian assistance for hundreds of thousands of people displaced after violent unrest erupted in parts of

Jerusalem/London The Anglican bishop of Jerusalem said he has not been informed of a Holy Land meeting planned for June by a group that opposes

“Freedom for Christmas” was the theme of a November event supporting Amnesty International that had significant youth participation at St. James Anglican church in Morrisburg,

LondonThe first parish in England to be named the Green Church of the Year took steps to reduce its carbon footprint 18 months ago with

Priests hold Sunday mass inside a Lutheran church burnt during post-election violence in Nairobi’s Kibera slum. In recent weeks, Kenyan churches have helped provide humanitarian

Composer Deanna Witkowski tries to make jazz friendly to church people. Music and the church have been locked in a passionate embrace for centuries, with

Hong KongTrappist priest Rev. Nicholas Kao Se-Tsien, Hong Kong’s oldest man, who recited the rosary devotion 15 times a day for world peace every day

Religion’s role in the 2008 U.S. presidential election topped the list of religion news stories of the year, according to the Westerville, Ohio-based Religion Newswriters

The Episcopal Church in the United States is working through the partnerships department of the Anglican Church of Canada to help the Episcopal Church in