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Anglican Journal
October 1, 2006
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
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
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
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
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.
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
Warsaw Poland’s Roman Catholic bishops have published a report about their church’s infiltration by the secret police under communist rule, calling on priests who were
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
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
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
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
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
Lind The Toronto School of Theology (TST) has announced the resignation of Christopher Lind as director. “Dr. Lind and the Board (of Trustees) have agreed
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
The Bishop of Niagara daylily is a new hybrid bulb produced by The Potting Shed in Cayuga, Ont. Bishop Ralph Spence was present at the
On Sept. 11th, 2001, five years ago, I was in my office just three blocks south of the World Trade Center site when I heard
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
The fractious meeting in June of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the U.S. (ECUSA) and the fallout since has given Canadian Anglicans
The College of Emmanuel and St. Chad in Saskatoon announced it has sold three buildings on the University of Saskatchewan campus to the university for
The Association for Manitoba Archives has launched a historical Web exhibit, Recorders of Community: The Archival Legacy of the Red River Settlement Churches 1818-1870. “Churches
A prayer quilt ministry brings together two generations to tie and pray for the eventual recipient of the labour of love. “‘This ministry isn’t about