Churches and communities around the world gathered Jan. 18 to 25 for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity; the event, which some churches mark
A conference called Magnetic Church, which will teach parish leadership teams how to help churches attract and retain new members, will be held in May
The Saskatoon (Lutheran) Native Ministry at St. Thomas Wesley United Church is moving towards modifying worship services to include an indigenous sacred circle format, a
Four northern Ontario churches in the diocese of Algoma – three Anglican and one Lutheran – have decided to share one priest, Rev. Henk Willems.
Protesters march in front of Talisman Energy’s 2001 general meeting in Calgary. The company was criticized for its operations in war-torn Sudan. The Anglican church’s
Nepali police try to stop human rights activists who were demonstrating against the Nepali monarchy in Kathmandu. Nepal was named in a recent statement as
Kairos, a Canadian ecumenical justice coalition, joined the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA) and other groups in lobbying national governments and delegates to the 6th Ministerial
The appointment of a religious affairs official of Afghanistan’s former Taliban regime to the country’s new parliament is prompting concern among international human rights advocates.
The diocese of Ottawa will be part of a six-day Advocacy Justice Camp in May in Ottawa to “advance the cause of social justice in
The iBelieve turns the iPod Shuffle into an expression of faith. An ironic commentary on today’s consumer society has turned into an expression of faith.
Despite controversy over characters including a pill-popping Episcopal (Anglican) church priest, his martini-imbibing wife, his gay son, his dope-dealer daughter, The Book of Daniel –
New York The death of Pope John Paul II and the election of Pope Benedict XVI to succeed him were the top religion stories of
Lusaka A senior priest at Lusaka’s Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Rev. Derrick Muwina, has challenged the Anglican church in Central Africa to encourage women
Angels made by church groups from basic craft materials sell for $5; proceeds from the sales benefit AIDS projects in Africa. Two groups of Canadians
After a year-long break sparked by the election of Gene Robinson as Bishop of New Hampshire, talks have resumed between the Vatican and the Anglican
Montreal’s Carolyn Walsh-Dawson (centre) protests global warming with Rev. Wendy Eyre-Gray and David Dranchuk of New Westminster. Braving gusty winds, Anglicans joined tens of thousands
The Archbishop of York called on Britain to “rediscover its Christian wisdom” following a survey which found that more than 40 per cent of adults
Health Canada has decided to give five men dying of AIDS – including an Anglican priest – access to new drugs unavailable in Canada that
Christian pilgrims pray inside the Grotto of Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity. Pilgrims travelling the ancient route from Jerusalem to Bethlehem (the likely path taken
Military chaplain Captain Fraser Harvey shares a laugh as he dry suit is zipped up prior to jumping into the frozen waters of the Madawaska