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
Jim Robertson pauses at “Burnt Offerings,” one of nine stations in his Altarwalk sculpture, a self-guided devotional featured in the foyer of Edmonton’s St. Paul’s
The Anglican church’s volunteer program is appealing for candidates to serve the church in different capacities overseas, as it once again goes through a bleak
Members of the Vancouver School of Theology community carry in a 680-kilogram totem pole carved by Coast Salish artist Jackie Timothy. The pole was a
The diocese of Toronto reported that its annual Faithworks appeal raised $1,433,000 in 2005, the highest single-year amount in its history. “This is an incredible
Porto Alegre, BrazilLeaders of two world Christian groupings have reacted positively to a proposal by Rev. Samuel Kobia, World Council of Churches general secretary, that
Porto Alegre, BrazilA group of religious leaders from the United States has issued a public letter criticizing the war in Iraq and acknowledging their churches’
A controversy over Bishop Peter Coffin’s decision to grant a temporary licence in the diocese of Ottawa to an American lesbian priest who is in
James Loney (second from left) and another member of the Christian Peacemaker Teams hold a vigil for Iraqi detainees in downtown Baghdad, prior to Mr.
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
Bishop George Snell has set up a trust administered by the Anglican Foundation to finance special work in Toronto parishes. Bishop George Snell on Jan.
Four parishes in the diocese of New Westminster will be tapping alternative energy sources – the sun and the wind – after receiving a $50,000
London It has featured transsexuals, couples having sex and contestants engaged in fisticuffs, but now Big Brother wants Christians to appear on the show. For
Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR), the delivery arm for development programming and overseas relief for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), has partnered with
Nairobi Churches in Kenya are moving to provide aid for millions facing starvation due to a severe famine in this East African country, where the
The duties of Canadian Forces chaplains can be very different from their civilian counterparts. Take Capt. Fraser Harvey, the Anglican chaplain at Canadian Forces Base
The Anglican Church of Canada has collected nearly $17.7 million from its national office and 30 dioceses to cover potential damages sought by former students
In light of the continuing interest in my presentation on declining church membership to the house of bishops last October, and the controversy it is
Members of the Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) and the National Council of Churches (NCC) in the United States met recently to lay the groundwork
The Anglican Church of Canada has declined a request to increase its annual grant to the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), citing budgetary constraints. The executive