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Shelter program still growing

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

Churches condemn killing

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.

Aid starting to reach Kenya

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

Churches target thieves

Churches in the east of England are taking measures to prevent theft of the metal from their roofs. Anglican churches in the area made more

Affordable housing

Toronto Anglicans have been urged to contact their local member of provincial parliament to express concerns about affordable housing and poverty issues in the diocese.

Homeless share their stories and their dreams

Dri, a former resident of Toronto’s Tent City, is a homeless “warrior” who worries that “we’ll soon forget that shelters are really meant for emergencies.”

A child’s glimpse of a serious issue

The Cardboard Shack Beneath the Bridge is a rhyming picture book about homelessness. The author, Tim Ruff, writes that homeless people are like everyone else.

50 million Bibles

Hong KongCelebrations were planned in China to mark the production of more than 50 million Bibles in the People’s Republic by the Amity Printing Company.

Ellie Johnson briefs the Council of General Synod about the revised Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.

Church prepares for truth commission

An ecumenical “leaders’ tour” is being planned this spring in five Canadian cities to generate support and awareness for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which

Deposed bishop still vexes Zimbabwe

HarareThe former bishop of Harare, Nolbert Kunonga, has reportedly resorted to forgery in an attempt to discredit and stop the appointment of Sebastian Bakare as

Green’ church honours early environmentalist

Gabriella Amisano releases a ladybug in a garden named for environmentalist Rachel Carson at Grace Episcopal Church in Everett, Mass. Everett, Mass.Twelve years after some

Churches growing in Asia, Africa

ManilaAsia and Africa may become the centre of gravity for 21st century Christianity, says World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Samuel Kobia, who challenged

My contribution made a difference’

Hilda Shilliday is no typical overseas volunteer; she is 77 years old, but like many others she has always wanted to help people abroad. “When

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