Sean Frankling, Author at Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:47:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg Sean Frankling, Author at Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com 32 32 170042892 Canadian Anglicans prepare to weigh in on Nairobi-Cairo Proposals https://anglicanjournal.com/canadian-anglicans-prepare-to-weigh-in-on-nairobi-cairo-proposals/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:20:28 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215119 The Anglican Church of Canada has convened a panel of clergy and bishops to study a pair of proposed reforms to the structure of the worldwide Anglican Communion, known as the Nairobi-Cairo Proposals.

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]]> 215119 Northern Ontario Anglicans ‘just keep giving’ as homelessness crisis looms https://anglicanjournal.com/northern-ontario-anglicans-just-keep-giving-as-homelessness-crisis-looms/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:42:56 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=214984 Peggy Morrison began working at the Open Arms Café at the North Bay, Ont. parish of St. John the Divine about 14 years ago, inspired by a recurrent dream she believed was God’s call toward work in homelessness and poverty outreach.

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]]> 214984 Diocese of Niagara begins disability theology work https://anglicanjournal.com/diocese-of-niagara-begins-disability-theology-work/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:00:33 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=214905 A study group in the diocese of Niagara seeks to initiate a conversation about disability and belonging in the diocese, which proponents say can begin a transformation in the way people with disabilities relate to the church.

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]]> 214905 Archdeacon Kathryn Otley elected bishop of Ottawa https://anglicanjournal.com/archdeacon-kathryn-otley-elected-bishop-of-ottawa/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:53:38 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=214897 The Anglican diocese of Ottawa has elected Archdeacon Kathryn Otley, currently the incumbent at All Saints’ Anglican Church Westboro, as its 11th bishop. 

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]]> 214897 Paul Idlout: Hunter, bishop, brother https://anglicanjournal.com/paul-idlout-hunter-bishop-brother/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:29:19 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=214820 The Anglican Church of Canada’s first Inuit bishop, Paul Idlout, lived through a period of massive change in the Arctic that affected his people’s way of life, their relationship to the settler nation of Canada and their position within the Anglican Church of Canada.

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]]> 214820 Arctic cathedral’s tax bill paid, exemption restored https://anglicanjournal.com/arctic-cathedrals-tax-bill-paid-exemption-restored/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:39:40 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=214802 St. Jude’s Cathedral in Iqaluit has paid a tax bill, which had previously threatened the cathedral’s financial stability, with the help of several parishes from across the diocese of the Arctic and elsewhere in Canada, diocesan Bishop Alexander Pryor says. 

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]]> 214802 General Synod’s new treasurer places accountability to God at core of role https://anglicanjournal.com/general-synods-new-treasurer-places-accountability-to-god-at-core-of-role/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:11:43 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=214790 “The fear of the Lord is the root of all wisdom.” That quotation, from Proverbs 9:10, marked the beginning of General Synod treasurer Beng Wee’s relationship with Jesus Christ, he tells the Anglican Journal. 

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]]> 214790 National church could support diocesan networks, primate says https://anglicanjournal.com/national-church-could-support-diocesan-networks-primate-says/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:30:09 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=214686 General Synod will likely shift toward supporting programming developed and delivered across diocesan networks rather than delivering that programming itself, says Archbishop Shane Parker, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.

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]]> 214686 Meet General Synod’s new chancellor, George Cadman https://anglicanjournal.com/meet-general-synods-new-chancellor-george-cadman/ Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:10:29 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=214586 Cadman, who spoke with the Anglican Journal in January, became the national church’s chancellor—a volunteer officer of General Synod who provides advice on both secular and church law—on Jan. 1.

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]]> 214586 Primate criticizes hate speech law amendment https://anglicanjournal.com/primate-criticizes-hate-speech-law-amendment/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:02:35 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=214547 Archbishop Shane Parker, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has written an open letter asking the Canadian government to reconsider an amendment to an upcoming bill that would remove religion as a defence against hate speech charges— while other critics describe the bill itself as an attack on free speech.

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