
Spouses partners in bishops’ ministries
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
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.

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

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

Canterbury, England Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said it was a “great grief” that some bishops chose to boycott the Lambeth Conference because of deep

Archbishop Fred Hiltz says he was frustrated that a request to allow the Anglican Church of Canada to state its position fell on deaf ears.

ELCIC national bishop Susan Johnson (left), Archbishop Fred Hiltz, and Rev. Canon John Gibaut of the World Council of Churches. Canterbury, England The world changed

Canterbury, England Bishops of the Anglican Communion ended their conference with a statement saying that “there were many positive responses to the idea of a

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams reminds bishops gathered for a retreat at historic Canterbury Cathedral that the Lambeth Conference has traditionally been “a place where

Mississauga, Ont. The second draft of the proposed international Anglican covenant shows “a significant improvement” from the previous one although there are still some areas

The Lambeth Conference brought together bishops, spouses, priests and ecumenical partners. Participants, including the Anglican Church of Canada’s Canon Alyson Barnett-Cowan (foreground) walk through Canterbury

The synod of the diocese of the Arctic, meeting in Iqaluit, Nunavut from May 27 to June 3, passed a motion criticizing decisions by four

Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, said that “an emerging focus around mission” characterized a spring gathering of the third Anglican-Lutheran

Mississauga, Ont.The Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples (ACIP) has proposed a national summit to discuss the issue of non-stipendiary, or unpaid, aboriginal clergy, most of

“We treat the environment as an object and see nature as a thing that needs to be saved.” Faith groups need to “dismantle the culture

Canterbury, England While much attention has been given to how the world’s Anglican bishops, who gathered here for their once-a-decade conference, have sought ways of

Canterbury, EnglandArchbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams on Sunday said that the world’s Anglican bishops ended their conference with a desire to remain together despite differences

Canterbury, England The bishops of the united churches of South Asia on Saturday urged the Anglican Communion to resolve its differences over human sexuality “by

Archbishop Paul Kwong, primate of Hong Kong and bishop of the diocese of Hong Kong, addresses a Lambeth press conference. Canterbury, EnglandThe Archbishop of Hong

Canterbury, EnglandSome bishops of The Episcopal Church in the U.S. have apologized to bishops with more conservative views on homosexuality, saying they had “no idea”

Archbishop Drexel Gomez, primate of the West Indies and chair of the Covenant Design Group. Canterbury, England Bishops of the Anglican Communion Friday began the

(L to R): Bishop Victoria Matthews, diocese of Christchurch, New Zealand, and a member of the Windsor Continuation Group, walks with Archbishop Bruce Stavert, diocesan