
Street artists capture life of Canada’s homeless
Montreal artist Dstrbo’s 5 by 6 foot spraypaint on canvas. It is unusual, yet timely. The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)in Toronto is showcasing the work
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.

Montreal artist Dstrbo’s 5 by 6 foot spraypaint on canvas. It is unusual, yet timely. The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)in Toronto is showcasing the work

Holland Hendrix Anglicans have been warned by their primate, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, that Holland Hendrix can’t walk on water. Still, the expectations are high for

Archbishop Fred Hiltz The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has asked the primates (national archbishops) of five provinces, including the Anglican Church of Canada, to

Bishop Ronald Ferris The recently-retired bishop of the northern Ontario diocese of Algoma, Ronald Ferris, has left the Anglican Church of Canada to become one

One of three mobile clinics supported by DanChurchAid, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT) International, which were destroyed by an Israeli air strike

Blachford Major developments in the financial management of General Synod took place in the fall and winter with the resignation, effective Dec. 31, of treasurer

TorontoThe Council of General Synod (CoGS) has endorsed “in principle” the newly-created department of philanthropy’s plan to help the Anglican Church of Canada achieve “financial

The Council of General Synod (CoGS) met from Nov. 14 to 16 in Toronto. The Governance Working Group (GWG) will be “testing the will” of

The Council of General Synod (CoGS) has given approval in principle to the idea of an Anglican Covenant “without committing to any specifics of text.”

Peter Blachford, General Synod treasurer and director of the financial management and development department since 2004, has resigned, effective Dec. 31.In a memo sent to

Edward Samuel (Ted) Rogers, who died Dec. 2 at the age of 75, has been hailed as a media mogul, an industrial titan, a visionary,

Niagara Falls, Ont. The Canadian house of bishops on Oct. 31 said a “large majority” of its members could affirm “a continued commitment to the

Annie Kashamura-Zawadi came to Canada as a refugee in 1999. She and her children were sponsored by the Thornhill ministerial sponsorship committee, which included Holy

Niagara Falls, Ont. The Governance Working Group (GWG) is proposing the creation of a new ecclesiastical province that would allow the Anglican Church of Canada’s

Tony Tujan, co-ordinator of the Asia Pacific Research Network of the Manila-based IBON Foundation, explains how the growth of agri-business in Asia-Pacific has given rise

Faced with declining revenue and recurring budget deficits in recent years, the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada announced on Nov. 25 the

TorontoThe Council of General Synod (CoGS) on Nov. 16 approved the 2009 General Synod budget, but not without dissent from some members. Although pruned by

The bishop of the diocese of Niagara, Michael Bird. The bishop of the diocese of Niagara, Michael Bird, on Nov. 6 said he intends to

A veiled Muslim woman walks along a road in the town in Blackburn, northern England. Negative sentiments against Muslims and Jews are on the rise

A conference poster shows an image of an Indian residential school classroom. Montreal Academics who gathered here recently for an international conference on Canada’s Truth