Oxford, OhioJews remained by far the greatest target of religious-based hate crimes in the United States in 2004, according to a recently-released report by the
Rome A long-awaited Vatican statement said that persons with “deep seated homosexual tendencies” should not under any circumstances become Roman Catholic priests.a? “The church cannot
Mississauga, Ont.The Council of General Synod (CoGS) will ask the national church’s eco-justice committee to request Kairos, a Canadian ecumenical justice group, to research the
New man in York Children carry out scores of balloons that were released after the recent enthronement of Ugandan-born John Sentamu (right) as Archbishop of
In other business, the Council of General Synod also: approved a resolution to send a message to the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) urging a study
July 2005 marked four exciting years since the historic ratification of the Waterloo Declaration in which full communion continues to be enthusiastically advanced between our
Bishop Ralph Spence of Niagara announced on Nov. 18 during the diocese’s annual synod, or governing convention, that Bishop Ann Tottenham, 65, has agreed to
Clergy and parishioners at St. Jude’s Cathedral, the landmark Arctic church in Iqaluit, Nunavut, are literally picking up the pieces after a fire gutted the
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
The Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) is urging all people of faith to pray for the safe release of four Christian peace activists, including two
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
The postage stamp’s image illustrates the Madonna and Child theme. London Britain’s Royal Mail postal service has apologized after the country’s Hindu Forum called for
Mushrooms in puff pastry. An unlikely symbol of excess, but there they lie in my freezer, a reminder of last Christmas when I went a
A Dalit Christian mother arrived with her baby to share her woes at a tribunal held in southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. A year
Artist Laura Smith reinterprets the Nativity story in her work entitled “…and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes.” She comments that Jesus is with us
Anglican Book Centre (ABC) has a new Web site, ABC On-line, which features a new searchable database and on-line ordering. Until now, customers could not
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
Clergy in the diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island have formed a professional association aimed at promoting clergy well-being and collegiality, supporting continuing
Igloo-shaped St. Jude’s Cathedral in Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut territory, was extensively damaged by fire on the night of Nov. 5.”There is a lot
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