Delegates of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada’s (ELCIC) 11th biennial National Convention rejected for the second time a motion allowing the blessing of same-sex
General Synod was upheld in prayer by an on-site pastoral care team and groups across the country, through the Anglican Fellowship of Prayer (AFP). Above,
Migrant workers from Thailand perform at the 2007 AIDS Festival organized in Hong Kong by St. John’s Cathedral HIV Education Centre. The festival aims to
Montreal’s Julia Drummond Residence (pictured here in 1967). Are you one of thousands of women who lived at the Anglican-run Julia Drummond Residence in Montreal
Sacred Expressions was the title for a collection of 50 artworks, including Welcoming, Widening World (above) by Garth C. Panting, that expressed the General Synod
New YorkMuslims in the United States appear to have been largely assimilated into the broader U.S. society, finds a new survey which also reports that
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
London The two senior leaders of the Church of England paid tribute recently to British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s religious commitment but voiced concern over
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
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
The diocese of Quebec will elect a co-adjutor bishop this fall to succeed Archbishop Bruce Stavert, diocesan bishop, when he retires in early 2009. The
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
Coffee and tea breaks during General Synod attempted to strike a blow for a more just world. “We purchased fair-trade tea and coffee and the
Johnson The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) made history at its June national convention by electing its first woman national bishop – Rev. Susan
When debate got hot and heavy, members of General Synod were able to decompress in the “Drawing Room” – an erstwhile coat check closet on
LondonThe Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has spoken publicly about his failed attempts to use Anglican community resources in southern Africa to send food to
Bishop Philip Poole, suffragan (assistant) bishop of the diocese of Toronto, was awarded an honorary doctor of divinity degree by Trinity College on May 8.
Archbishop Fred Hiltz blesses the congregation at his installation as 13th primate of the Anglican Church of Canada. The former diocesan bishop of Nova Scotia
Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop in the worldwide Anglican Communion, says he and his male partner plan to affirm their relationship under a