Burl Deatherage, one of three founders of the vineyard at St. Stephen’s church, Victoria, tends to some cabernet sauvignon grapes ready for harvest. At right
More than 5.8 million Canadians who file taxes contributed a record $7.9 billion to various charities in 2005, according to Statistics Canada. Total donations were
A young man from a vocational training program sponsored by the Lutheran World Federation and Action by Churches Together (of which the Primate’s World Relief
Rev. Diane Guilford, of St. Stephen’s Church in East Kildonan, Man., at a worship service with participants of a food justice camp held in Winnipeg
John Allen writes of Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s passion and compassion, his enormous charisma and his extraordinary ability to communicate with people – whites and blacks,
Archbishop Robin Eames, who retired in December as primate of All Ireland and archbishop of Armagh, has been chosen as the recipient of the 2006
A group analyzing how General Synod operates in a time of financial constraints discussed changes to a national financial-development program, potential fundraising scenarios and such
Raymond L. Schultz, national bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), has announced that he will retire as of Sept. 1, 2007 following
Former U.S. president Gerald R. Ford was remembered as a Christian whose life reflected the Beatitudes’ themes of steadfast service and mercy during a traditional
Girls play with dolls and teepees at the Anglican Mission at St Peter’s, Lesser Slave Lake, Alta. The family of a former principal, Rev. Montague
Although a new year has dawned, the National Church Council (NCC) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) will revisit a seemingly perennial theme:
The Mother’s Union (MU), the largest Christian women’s voluntary organization in the world, has elected as its worldwide president Rosemary Kempsell from the Southwark diocese
Brussels European church leaders meeting here called for a dialogue with other religions about the future of Europe, while underlining the need for the process
Many of Canada’s magazines and newspapers, including the Anglican Journal, received an early Christmas gift when the federal government extended on Dec. 15 an important
The Anglican Church of Canada has collected about $18.7 million from its national office and 30 dioceses to cover potential damages sought by former students
The Grenada Reconstruction Project, which will build a chapel on the site of the former St. Luke’s Anglican Primary School that was completely destroyed in
Pope Benedict XVI (right) and Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, talk after signing a common declaration committing their two churches to a goal of “full
Battling a big foe A large red ribbon, the internationally-recognized symbol of AIDS awareness, is placed in front of the Christ the Redeemer statue atop
The Pentecostal “fire flower” is one of 36 award-winning windows at St. Barnabas-on-the-Desert Episcopal Campus in Paradise Valley, Ariz. Canadian stained glass artist Sarah Hall’s
Christians have the responsibility to help those who have been ravaged by HIV/AIDS and to educate themselves and others “so as to avoid further spread