The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has contributed to relief efforts concerning the conflict in the Gaza Strip in the Middle East and
Los AngelesThe archdiocese of Los Angeles’ agreement to a $660 million US clergy abuse settlement will amount to $1.3 million for each plaintiff, and it
Grenville Christian College, a private school in Brockville, Ont. that traces its heritage back to 1918, closed on Aug. 1. “Changing demographics, declining enrolment, and
A comprehensive study of the diocese of Ottawa recommends closing eight little-used rural chapels and allowing another 34 to live out their natural lives with
Former Anglican priest Ralph Rowe on July 6 was convicted of additional charges of sexual abuse against boys and sentenced by a judge in Kenora
Churches must begin preparing for the influenza pandemic that the World Health Organization warns will occur in just a matter of time, said a panel
BaghdadAn Anglican vicar who was working to secure the release of five British hostages in Iraq fled the country on July 11 after being denounced
The news came as a complete surprise to many church observers: Victoria Matthews, the bishop of Edmonton and the first woman to be elected to
The bishop of Niagara, Ralph Spence, has been appointed chancellor of Renison College, University of Waterloo. Bishop Spence, who has announced his retirement as diocesan
The general secretary’s office of the Anglican Church of Canada has nominated J. Rick Ponting, professor emeritus (sociology) of the University of Calgary, to the
Sister Amy Hamilton Sister Amy Hamilton is turning 30 this year and experiencing the same angst as any other twenty-something nearing that milestone. The only
Richard Stringer travelled to the Arctic for his film about his grandfather, Bishop Isaac Singer. Bishop Stringer was the first missionary in the western Arctic
Recently, the Anglican Journal asked readers to submit their best photographs for Picture Your Faith, a new monthly feature on the Journal Web site, anglicanjournal.com.
A leak in a neighbouring mechanical room has once again put the archives of the Anglican Church of Canada at risk. Four boxes of archival
(Left) Primatial candidates Bishop George Bruce, diocese of Ontario, and Bishop Fred Hiltz, diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, outside Holy Trinity church,
Bangalore, IndiaThe National Council of Churches in India has called on the authorities to act immediately to restore the rule of law, following a number
SydneyThe Australian church’s highest court is deciding whether women can become bishops, leading to tensions between some evangelical groups and those who say they want
A judge in Kenora (Ont.) Superior Court on June 11 ruled that the case against former Anglican priest Ralph Rowe, who is charged with 12
Henrieta Paukov, who describes herself as “a writer and seeker” from the diocese of Toronto, will be going on a mission trip to Kenya in
Nerva Cot Aguillera (centre, with female colleagues) recently became the first woman Anglican bishop in the developing world. Bishop Cot and Archdeacon Ulises Mario Aguero
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