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Act on unity, Pope urges

Vatican City Pope Benedict XVI has given his support to a gathering of Europe’s main Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches, saying he hoped

Inter-faith exhibit opens

Oxford, England Britain’s oldest public museum has launched an art exhibition that aims to unite people of different faiths against extremism and estrangement from religious

Calgary sets episcopal election for June

The diocese of Calgary, recently shaken by the prolonged resignation of Bishop Barry Hollowell, is preparing in several ways for an episcopal election expected to

Change is imminent

London The Church of England edged a step closer to accepting women bishops and the ability to have a female Archbishop of Canterbury as spiritual

Remembering Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was arrested and executed by the Nazi regime for his resistance to Adolf Hitler. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, visited Germany and

Dissident parish pays back dues

Departing members of the parish of Holy Cross, a Japanese-Canadian parish in East Vancouver, paid the parish’s back assessment of $30,290 to the diocese of

Youth program

Ask and Imagine, a popular Anglican leadership course for young people, will have international participants for the first time this summer, said Judy Steers, program

Agony in Gethsemane

‘Thy will be done’ The agony of Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane as depicted by Canadian artist Michael O’Brien. Gethsemane was where, according to

Priest celebrates milestone

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.

Greener parishes

Four parishes in the diocese of New Westminster will be tapping alternative energy sources – the sun and the wind – after receiving a $50,000

AIDS drugs released

Health Canada has decided to give five men dying of AIDS – including an Anglican priest – access to new drugs unavailable in Canada that

Store departures

The top two managers at the Anglican Book Centre in Toronto have resigned. General manager Dan Benson, who has been with the internationally-known retailer of

New primate

John Chew Hiang Chea, the bishop of Singapore, has been elected third primate of the province of the Anglican Church in Southeast Asia. Primate-elect John

Canadian Bible Society turns 100 years old

This year marks the centennial of the official chartering of the Canadian Bible Society (CBS) and special events have been lined up to celebrate it,

Hong Kong-born priest is new bishop

Bishop-elect Patrick Yu says being an immigrant gives him an advantage as a bishop. The Anglican Church of Canada has its first bishop of Asian

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