The National Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) has voted to present to its National Convention a resolution that will allow
The editor of a newly-released book says its existence will help “validate” the role of religion news writers as journalists. “We are not just propaganda
Minority Christian groups in Eritrea are facing arbitrary arrests and detention, according to reports reaching Nairobi about the country in the horn of Africa. “Many
Representatives of Anglican and Lutheran churches in the United States and in Canada met Feb. 5-7 in Las Vegas to compare notes on how new,
Three young Anglicans were murdered in Montreal Lake, Sask., on March 3. The victims were identified as Kerry Naytowhow, 19, and Greg Naytowhow, 26, sons
Rev. Rosemarie Wenner, 49, has become the first woman to be elected bishop of the United Methodist Church in Germany and the denomination’s first female
At age 70, Leonard Cohen is long past any attempts to be either current or mainstream. In fact, he never tried. That said, the legendary
Members of the Council of General Synod have some critical decisions ahead of them at their regular meeting next month. This will be only their
Bishop Duncan Wallace of Qu’Appelle has announced his retirement effective May 31. Bishop Wallace, 67, told his diocesan council Jan. 22 that his retirement would
The Anglican Church of Canada has “no intention at this time” of reviewing its investment policies with regards to multinational corporations doing business in Israel,
South Africa’s former president Nelson Mandela appears in London as part of the Make Poverty History campaign. The debt forgiveness campaign is supported by groups
In modern Canadian society, religion is largely out-of-bounds at work, something you leave at home, like your love life. For eight hours a day we
Bishop Victoria Matthews of Edmonton returned to active ministry in January after seven months of medical leave due to cancer. Her time away from the
Israel’s Ashkenazi chief rabbi has paid an unprecedented official visit to the headquarters of the Armenian Patriarch in Jerusalem in what is seen as a
Pauline Bradbrook, former Anglican mission personnel to the Solomon Islands and teacher at the Centre for Christian Studies, Toronto, died Feb. 3. Ms. Bradbrook, 61,
Warsaw/Bielefeld, Germany Church leaders joined heads of state on Jan. 28 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp
A couple of potted crocuses in the newspaper office have just opened their petals, their rich purple brightening up the dreary late weeks of winter.
Dear editor, Re: Arctic may ask clergy to denounce gay unions (February Anglican Journal). Where is the Anglican church I thought I belonged to? How
For those of us looking for some relief to the current malaise afflicting the Anglican Church, January’s issue of the Anglican Journal was not encouraging!
Sister Merle, left, and Sister Margaret, inspect the Toronto site of the new convent of the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine. Members of the