Solange DeSantis

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Beleaguered churches receive crucial support

Members of TC3, The Toronto Children’s Concert Choir, perform during an evening of prayer, music and dance among Afro-Anglican youths during the Afro-Anglicanism conference in

Journal wins 12 Canadian awards

Ottawa The Anglican Journal won a total of 12 awards at the annual Canadian Church Press convention and awards dinner, held at Carleton University May

Church supports lump sum deal

The federal government’s move toward awarding compensation to all former native residential school students won’t have an immediate financial impact on the Anglican Church of

Canon John Erb dies at 72

Canon John Erb, right, with daughter Katie and son Nicholas. Mr. Erb was passionate about the church, said his family and friends. Canon John Erb,

On Broadway, Doubt weighs certainty and fear

New York Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award, and selling out nightly on Broadway, Doubt presents four unforgettable characters caught in

Anglican council censures Canada, U.S.

Nottingham, England The Anglican Consultative Council, which met June 18-29, voted to censure the Canadian and American churches for their more-liberal stand on homosexuality after

Conference will gather conservative voices

Essentials, a strong conservative Anglican voice in Canada, operated a drop-in tent near the site of General Synod last summer. Archbishop Andrew Hutchison (far right),

Saskatoon college saved at 11th hour

An 11th-hour surge of contributions in early May has allowed Saskatoon’s College of Emmanuel and St. Chad, an Anglican theological school, to withdraw a recommendation

Saints and sinners on stage

The Stratford Festival’s Richard Monette tries on a halo for the "Saints and Sinners" playbill. Stratford, Ont. Historic sports arenas and majestic banks are sometimes

Bishops agree to hold off on new blessings

Old Testament scholar Walter Brueggemann was the featured lecturer at a joint meeting of Canadian and U.S. bishops. Windsor, Ont. Bishops of the Anglican Church

Bishops’ meeting spans border

American and Canadian bishops met recently in Windsor, Ont. to discuss common challenges and strategies. Back row, Philip Poole and Ann Tottenham (both area bishops

ECUSA to bow out of meeting

The Episcopal Church of the United States (ECUSA) has agreed to withdraw temporarily its members from the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), but attend the international

Diocese eyes renewal in strategic plan

Halifax The diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island is embarking on an ambitious strategic plan, one that includes a $3.3 million capital campaign

A moment of grace for a former principal

Canon Norman Pilcher (pictured with daughter Elizabeth) received a thank-you note last year from 25 former students of Gordon Indian Residential School. It was just

Flurries of activity in Labrador churches

The face of ministry across Labrador is eclectic, like Rev. Graham Hill (second from left), an energetic British priest; Ben Garren, a 23-year-old catechist from

Groups weigh in on meaning of request

The primates’ move to have Anglican churches in the United States and Canada suspended from the Anglican Consultative Council met with a wide variety of

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