
Sexual orientation no barrier to church leadership in Southern Africa
Gays and lesbians can be leaders within the Anglican Church of Southern Africa as long as they remain celibate, its synod of bishops has declared.
Marites (Tess) Sison was editor of the Anglican Journal from August 2014 to July 2018, and senior staff writer from December 2003 to July 2014. An award-winning journalist, she has more that three decades of professional journalism experience in Canada and overseas. She has contributed to The Toronto Star and CBC Radio, and worked as a stringer for The New York Times.

Gays and lesbians can be leaders within the Anglican Church of Southern Africa as long as they remain celibate, its synod of bishops has declared.

Sunday School collage submitted by children from Saint Matthias Anglican Church, diocese of Edmonton. From colourful collages sent by Sunday schoolchildren to sleek videos and

Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, at a Eucharist celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine.

The primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, was scheduled to make his first visit to the Middle East and to the

A PICTURE TELLS A THOUSAND WORDS: St. Philip’s residential school students, L-R: Annie Kanatewat-Chewanish, Elizabeth Washipabano, Janie Pisinaquan-Sam, Clara Spencer-Napash, Emma Snowboy-Napash. FOR TWO-AND-a-half years,

Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, shares his thoughts about the 6th Indigenous Sacred Circle in an interview with Anglican Journal

Malcolm Naea Chun, secretary general of theAnglican Indigenous Network. Port Elgin, Ont. A native Hawaiian from The Episcopal Church has strongly encouraged indigenous Anglicans gathered

National Indigenous Anglican Bishop Mark MacDonald leads the singing of hymns at the 6th Indigenous Sacred Circle in Port Elgin, Ont. Port Elgin, Ont. National

Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, and Rev. Hannah Alexie, deacon at the diocese of the Arctic, during the opening Eucharist

More than 200 people from across Canada are expected to attend the sixth Anglican Indigenous Sacred Circle scheduled Aug. 9 to 15 in Port Elgin,

Bishop Michael Bird, diocese of Niagara. The decision by the diocese of Niagara to offer same-sex blessings has drawn mixed reactions from Anglicans in Canada.

What’s in a name? A lot, it turns out, if you’re Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) and you want to improve the way

The diocesan bishop of Niagara, Michael Bird. As of Sept. 1, the diocese of Niagara will allow its priests to bless same-gender couples who have

Archbishop Benjamin Nzimbi retired after serving as primate of the Anglican Church of Kenya for seven years. NairobiAs he headed towards retirement at the end

Kingston, JamaicaThe Canadian delegates to the 14th Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) meeting echoed sentiments expressed by other attendees of hope and optimism, albeit tempered by

Niagara Falls, Ont. Anglican parishes across Canada may not be aware that, in the 1920s, some of them sponsored students at the Indian residential schools

Niagara Falls, Ont. The election of a new suffragan bishop for the Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior (APCI) will take place in June. Archbishop

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams in an exchange of peace with a young Jamaican Anglican during the opening eucharist of the 14th Anglican Consultative Council

Kingston, JamaicaThe 14th Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) by a close vote on May 8 rejected a move to add a fourth moratorium on issues related

Construction is under way on the new, $6.5 million St. Jude’s Cathedral in Iqaluit. The diocese of the Arctic has so far raised $3 million.