Bill Shadforth, left, shares an animated conversation with Lt.-Gen. Romeo Dallaire (centre) and Bishop George Bruce at a recent fundraising dinner in the diocese of
Niagara Falls, Ont.Canada’s Anglican bishops unanimously endorsed a motion expressing "grave concern" about proposed legislation in Nigeria that "would prohibit or severely restrict the freedom
Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has “strongly” urged Prime Minister Stephen Harper to reconsider his government’s decision not to give
Three of the seven candidates for bishop of the Episcopal diocese of California are openly gay, a development that could again focus attention on gay
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Hostages Harmeet Singh Sooden and James Loney were freed after four months in captivity. Freed Canadian peace activist James Loney referred to the Easter story
If you find your way to summer events in Fergus, Ont., don’t miss the chip wagon – known as The Jolly Friars – which has
Canon Gideon Byamugisha, a Ugandan Anglican priest who is the first known African church leader to declare he is HIV-positive, told a recent meeting of
Eight financial development staff and consultants of the Anglican Church of Canada have donated a gift of life insurance to be administered by the Anglican
Charity and her two-year-old daughter Cynthia live in Kenya’s Mount Kenya Region. Charity, 21, has lost both of her parents to AIDS and has responsibility
Just over a year from now, the meeting of General Synod, the church’s triennial gathering, will begin in Winnipeg with an opening worship service. Some
John’s church was in the midst of a visioning process. The enthusiastic members jokingly let slip that they had already chosen John’s vision for him,
Peter Irish, of Minto, N.B., diocese of Fredericton, on March 11 resigned as deputy prolocutor of General Synod, one of the nine national offices of
Lidgate, Great BritainA church in England plans to become one of the first medieval churches in the country to install solar panels and a rainwater
Bielefeld, Germany The Bavarian Lutheran church has for the first time appointed a married couple to share the position of regional bishop. Elisabeth Hann von
She has never released a clunker of an album since she burst on the scene with Seven Year Ache in 1981. Like many artists, though,
Tears were shed, applause was heard and songs were sung to honour the “voice of the voiceless” among the Latino community in Toronto. On March
The Anglican Church of Canada has applauded the announcement that the government has reached a final deal with all parties involved in the residential schools
Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has “strongly” urged Prime Minister Stephen Harper to reconsider the his Conservative government’s decision not
Porto Alegre, BrazilThe top official of the World Council of Churches says climate change represents one of humanity’s most dire threats and he has appealed