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Historic’ ordination

Six Cree elders from Chisasibi, a Quebec village on the James Bay coast, have been ordained deacons. The ordinations, presided over by Archbishop Caleb Lawrence

Biblical botany

Bielefeld, Germany More than 40 botanical gardens run by churches and groups throughout Germany are inviting visitors to get to know the 120 flowers, bushes

Bookstore closes

The diocese of Ottawa in August closed its Canterbury House Bookstore, which had been losing money for several years, incurring an immediate writeoff of $231,000

AIDS fundraisers

The diocese of Ontario had several AIDS-related events scheduled for September. Stephen Lewis, the United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, was set to

AIDS activists urge protection of women

An African delegate eyes an outfit made of condoms by Brazilian artist Adriana Bertini, whose creations were on display at the 16th International AIDS Conference.

Parish reaps rewards of garden project

Rob Kennedy, a volunteer with the Out of the Heat garden project at St. Thomas’s Church, Toronto, shows off bunches of carrots. Mr. Kennedy, who

Peace Vigil

John Sentamu, Britain’s archbishop of York, shaved his head, was anointed with oil, fasted and spent seven days in a tent inside his cathedral in

ECUSA meeting ends with no resolution

Bishops on both sides of the Episcopal Church’s divide over homosexuality met with church leaders Sept. 11-13 in New York City, but failed to agree

Pluralism a major shift in South

Geneva Latin America was once considered a Roman Catholic continent but is now characterized by a religious pluralism that can lead to hostile competitiveness, the

Ingham files complaint against retired Harvey

New Westminster bishop Michael Ingham has asked the primate and the archbishop of the ecclesiastical (church) province of British Columbia and the Yukon to address

Settlement fund still growing

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

A graphic look at Scripture

In Steve Ross’ Marked, a graphic novel of the Gospel of Mark, Christ is depicted in the genre’s thickly-hatched, graffiti-informed aesthetic. No one looking at

Call for action

A mother and daughter joined thousands for a march in Toronto to demand immediate, universal and equitable access to HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment and research

Diocesan course combats drug use

The youth ministry of the diocese of Saskatchewan has scheduled a six-week course this fall to help parents fight the battle against drugs in their

Five years of full communion

Telmor Sartison (left), then-national bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, and former Anglican primate Michael Peers signed an agreement of full communion between