Tali Folkins

  • Tali Folkins joined the Anglican Journal in 2015 as staff writer, and has served as editor since October 2021. He has worked as a staff reporter for Law Times and the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. His freelance writing credits include work for newspapers and magazines including The Globe and Mail and the former United Church Observer (now Broadview). He has a journalism degree from the University of King’s College and a master’s degree in Classics from Dalhousie University.

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Archbishop Fred Hiltz introduces the members of the Primate's Council of Elders and Youth during a ceremony at General Synod 2016. Photo: Art Babych

Primate names Council of Elders and Youth members

In a ceremony introduced by Cree actor, activist and parliamentarian Tina Keeper, the Primate’s Council of Elders and Youth was officially commissioned before General Synod members Sunday, July 10.

Canon Richard LeSueur, a former lecturer at St. George's College in Jerusalem and a member of the advisory council of the Canadian Companions of the Diocese of Jerusalem.

Anglicans in Middle East need your support, General Synod told

Initiatives like Jerusalem Sunday and the Canadian Companions of the Diocese of Jerusalem are vital sources of hope to people in a highly troubled part of the world, and Canadian Anglicans should consider giving more support to them, a Canadian Anglican priest told General Synod Saturday, July 9.

Only one road led south out of Fort McMurray-right past the wildfire-andit was a miracle that everyone made it out safely, says Jeremy Munn of thediocese of Athabasca.

Fort Mac evacuee describes ‘outpouring of the Holy Spirit’

In an emotional address to General Synod Saturday, July 9, an Anglican evacuee from the Fort McMurray wildfire described what he called “an outpouring of the Holy Spirit” and a series of miracles as the residents of the threatened city came together to help one another.

Cynthia Haines-Turner, of the diocese of Western Newfoundland, has served as deputy prolocutor since 2013. Photo: Art Babych

Haines-Turner, McNaughton new prolocutor and deputy prolocutor

The current deputy prolocutor and a facilitator in the School for Congregational Development in the diocese of New Westminster have been elected the new prolocutor and deputy prolocutor, respectively, of General Synod for the next three years.

"We in the United States are struggling now, with how we can learn and grow to become a country and a culture where human life is sacred," says U.S. Presiding Bishop Michael Curry in his address before members of the Anglican Church of Canada's General Synod. Photo: Art Babych

Enough is enough,’ says U.S. bishop after police shootings

Recent high-profile acts of violence in the U.S. are signs the world is “begging” to be shown the way of Jesus, Michael Curry, presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church (TEC), told General Synod in an address Friday, July 8.

Diocese of Toronto volunteers prepare to greet delegates to General Synod 2016. Photo: Art Babych

GS 2016 members share hopes, concerns, ‘exciety’

A mix of hope and concern, especially about the coming vote on same-sex marriages, was a common theme expressed by some members of General Synod 2016 as they arrived the morning of Thursday, July 7.

A representative from the Inter-Anglican Women’s Network (IAWN) booth at Joint Assembly 2013 explains the rag doll project, which highlights the issue of human trafficking. The IAWN will have a booth at General Synod 2016. Photo: Marites Sison

General Synod display booths sell out

Demand for display booth space at General Synod 2016 has been so high that some would-be displayers have been put on a waiting list, organizers say.

Bullet holes are seen on a window at Turkey's Ataturk International Airport after the June 29 attack. Photo: Deepspace/Shutterstock

Primate calls for prayers in wake of Istanbul bombing

Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, and other church leaders are calling for prayers after a terrorist attack in Istanbul, Turkey that has left at least 41 dead and 239 wounded.

Staff lit 49 candles for victims of the Orlando shootings at a requiem service held at the Anglican Church of Canada's national office June 23. Photo: André Forget

National office staff remember Orlando victims

Despite resistance from some of its members, it’s inevitable that the Anglican Church of Canada will eventually grant “authentic equality” to its LGBTQ* members, staff gathered for a special service for the victims of the Orlando massacre at national office heard Thursday, June 23.

Archbishop Josiah Atkins Idowu-Fearon, secretary general of the Anglican Communion. Photo: Anglican Communion Archives

Curry, Idowu-Fearon to speak at General Synod

Representatives from at least six church organizations-including Bishop Michael Curry, presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church (TEC), and Archbishop Josiah Atkins Idowu-Fearon, secretary general of the Anglican Communion-are expected to speak at General Synod when it meets in Richmond Hill, Ont. next month, event organizers say.

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