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First woman pastor in Norway church

OsloNorway’s 21,000-member Evangelical Lutheran Free Church has appointed its first woman pastor. Caroline Vesterberg from Sweden has been called to part-time service as children and

Government rules on ‘Anglican’ name

Corporations Canada, a federal agency that regulates corporate names, on Sept. 12 ordered a group of dissident churches to stop using the name “Anglican Communion

Pension plan sees changes

Mississauga, Ont.The Anglican Church of Canada’s $519 million pension fund is financially healthy, but membership is aging and this is a source of concern for

Priest charged

The East Algoma division of the Ontario Provincial Police, based in Elliot Lake, Ont., on Oct. 24 charged a former Anglican priest, Kenneth Graham Gibbs,

Areas chosen for pilot finance program

The dioceses of Western Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, Fredericton, Ottawa, Edmonton and Rupert’s Land have been chosen as pilot areas for Letting

Instruments of unity

The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and Archbishop Robin Eames, primate of All Ireland, have called the worldwide Mother’s Union (MU) the “fifth instrument of

Fundraising dinner will support primate’s Web casts

During the house of bishops’ meeting, Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, the primate, inaugurated a fundraising dinner that will support his Internet broadcasts, the primate’s discretionary fund,

End poverty

Bishop Colin Johnson, bishop of Toronto, receives his Make Poverty History wristband from Heather Harding on Oct. 17, as part of the United Nations International

Holy Land Christians

Jerusalem The Vatican’s envoy to the United Nations has issued a plea to the world body to deal with the plight of the dwindling Christian

In the beginning

Editor’s Note:As the Anglican Journal marks its 130th anniversary, we invited readers to tell us about their favourite stories and memories of the paper. The

ACIP refines idea of indigenous bishop

The Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples (ACIP), at its regular fall meeting, took several steps toward developing and supporting an office for a national indigenous

Settlement fund still on target

The Anglican Church of Canada’s Indian residential schools settlement fund, with a goal of $25 million, remains on target, having collected $16.8 million as of

Qu’Appelle elects dean of Edmonton

Kerr-Wilson Dean Gregory Kerr-Wilson, 43, rector of All Saints’ Cathedral in Edmonton and dean of the diocese of Edmonton, was elected bishop of the Regina-based

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