General Synod anticipates deficits
Marites N. Sison
November 1, 2008
General Synod, the national office of the Anglican Church of Canada, is anticipating “significant deficits” for 2009 and 2010, citing a decline in diocesan giving,
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General Synod, the national office of the Anglican Church of Canada, is anticipating “significant deficits” for 2009 and 2010, citing a decline in diocesan giving,
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
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
Niagara Falls, Ont. Annie Kashamura-Zawadi arrived in Toronto with her five children, aged between 9 and 19, on Oct. 6, 1999. She only had $20
The assembly of the Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior (APCI) has requested its bishop, Gordon Light, to allow clergy whose conscience permits to bless
Directors at the General Synod office have been asked to slash $1.3 million from the 2009 budget, a move designed to break a recurring pattern
(L to R): Archbishop Ted Scott, former primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, and Hugh McCullum, former editor of the Canadian Churchman, at the
Rev. Andrew Wesley, an Anglican priest who is Cree and who attended two residential schools for 11 years, will hear the stories of former students, along with two other members of the commission created by a Toronto native group.
Academics who gathered here recently for an international conference on Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) have cautioned Canadians against looking at the TRC as the final stage in the reconciliation with aboriginal people harmed by the 150-year legacy of forced assimilation through the Indian residential schools.
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams attempts to bridge both sides of the issue. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has acknowledged that, while “a strong
When conservative Anglicans gathered in Jerusalem in June to attend the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) they decided against formally breaking away from the Anglican
The Canadian house of bishops will discuss this month how best to respond to renewed proposals for moratoria on the blessing of same-sex unions, the
Seventeen former clergy and former lay leaders of three parishes on Sept. 9 filed a lawsuit against the diocese of New Westminster and its bishop,
The Canadian house of bishops will discuss next month how best to respond to renewed proposals for a moratoria on the blessing of same-sex unions,
Canterbury, EnglandWhile much attention has been given to how the world’s Anglican bishops have sought ways of mending relationships fractured by deep divisions over homosexuality,
Canterbury, EnglandIn a eucharist rich in symbolism – from the transporting of the gospel in a flower-bedecked mini-canoe by Melanesians to the choice of homilist,
Spouses handcrafted leaves which were then added to a vine, symbolizing journey and faith Canterbury, EnglandWhen bishops’ spouses ended their conference, each was given tangible
LondonThe Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams urged world leaders to “find greater political commitment to addressing poverty and inequality” as he and 1,500 Anglican bishops,
Canterbury, EnglandArchbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, said he wasn’t surprised with the Lambeth Conference’s call for a moratorium on actions
Canterbury, EnglandAnglican bishops expressed their concern for the devastating effects of climate change which they say are affecting the world’s poorest countries the most and
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