Sydney The findings of a church-backed research poll suggest that the church’s reputation in Australia is sinking faster than that of the government, legal system,
Afro-Anglican scholars will deliver addresses and facilitate workshops during the third International Conference on Afro-Anglicanism scheduled for July 20-27 in Toronto. The conference aims to
Dan Davis cries at a World AIDS Day event in Chicago Dec. 1 as he looks at a section of the AIDS quilt memorializing his
Beating a different drum Brenda MacIntyre, a member of the women’s music group Spirit Wind, performed aboriginal chanting and drumming at a panel discussion in
Police in South Delta, B.C., have seized “sensitive material” from the office of an Anglican youth pastor from Tsawwassen, B.C., who is currently in jail
How refreshing to read an Anglican Journal article that is neither contentious nor controversial (Christianity is ‘one big murder mystery,’ December). Like many others who
Geneva Twenty-seven Zimbabwean pastors from various Christian denominations have undergone a voluntary HIV test in a move aimed at removing stigma in the church against
Bethlehem, West Bank The countdown to Christmas began on a rare optimistic note in Bethlehem as Christians celebrated Advent, the period of preparation for celebrating
St. John the Evangelist church in Thorold, Ont., near Niagara Falls, suffered severe damage to its offices and parish hall due to a fire on
The Vancouver School of Theology has again postponed the dedication of its new residence hall named after Archbishop David Somerville. Construction delays originally pushed the
A motion to rescind the decision by the diocese of Calgary’s executive council to disestablish three of its parishes was defeated during a recent synod.
In 1993, Andrew Wheatcroft started to research what he calls “this dark topic.” Ten years later he finished Infidels. Along the way he uncovered some
St. Hilda’s, Sechelt, became the seventh parish in the diocese of New Westminster to allow the blessing of same-sex unions. The parish voted 122 to
The diocese of Fredericton’s sexual offences committee will conduct its own investigation after Canon Ed Coleman, rector of the parish of Hampton, was convicted by
The diocese of Kootenay, in the interior of British Columbia, will hold an episcopal election on May 28 to find a successor for Archbishop David
“Our Foundation is Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 3:1-23) is the theme for this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which is scheduled for Jan.
There is still a chance to donate to the 2004 Anglican Journal Appeal. While donations are appreciated any time during the year, donors giving on
Via Media, a fast-growing eight-week Christian education program for adults developed by the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (ECUSA) and aimed at
Vancouver Calls by United States President George W. Bush for Canada to join in a U.S.-led system intended to shoot down missiles from so-called “rogue”
Thecurrent questions related to human sexuality, such as the blessing of same-sex unions, continue to be a divisive issue from which church, media and politics
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