
Newfoundland diocese threatens to quit council
Edmonton Number crunchers and members of the Council of the North narrowly averted a crisis here at their recent meeting, reaching a tentative compromise after
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.

Edmonton Number crunchers and members of the Council of the North narrowly averted a crisis here at their recent meeting, reaching a tentative compromise after

Apologies from the diocese of New Westminster and the Episcopal Church of the United States (ECUSA) for the “deep offence” their decisions regarding sexuality have

Donald Harvey, who will retire as bishop of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador at the end of this month, has accepted an offer to become an

The scourge of HIV-AIDS remains in South Africa, with new infections emerging even among grandparents who are often not adequately protected when they care for

The Anglican Church of Canada and other churches in Canada that are dealing with the painful legacy of the residential schools agreement have much to

Sanja Pecelj, the Kosovo woman who sought sanctuary in the basement of St. Mark’s church in Halifax, has agreed to accept Ottawa ‘s recommendation to

The controversial clause affirming the “integrity and sanctity of committed adult same-sex relationships,” which was part of a resolution approved by General Synod in June,

Hamilton, Ont. About 1,600 Lutheran youth — and a few Anglicans — from across Canada gathered at the Convention Centre here Aug. 12-15 for four

This month Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, will go online on the national church’s Web site to introduce himself and

Archbishop Andrew Hutchison has decided not to appoint new members to the Primate’s Theological Commission, which has been asked by General Synod to determine whether

Archbishop Andrew and Lois Hutchison are frequent visitors to St. Peter’s-on-the-Rock, Stony Lake, Ont. Stony Lake , Ont. It is 10:15 a.m. and the entrance

The new national office is part of a 21-storey condominium tower. After a move marked by initial chaos — some staff had no power and

Archbishop Edward (Ted) Scott, the 10th primate of the Anglican Church of Canada who gave meaning to the words “social conscience,” was laid to rest

When her husband, Andrew Hutchison, became bishop of Montreal in 1990, Lois Hutchison said he suggested she might want to resign as secretary to the

There are mixed reports about whether primates of the Anglican Communion in Africa have decided not to accept money from American churches that ordain gays

Anglicans wanting to get online information about General Synod 2004 might have entered “General Synod 2004” or the acronym “gs2004” into a search engine.Either way

Engaging religious leaders in the fight against the AIDS pandemic has been a “slow and tortured process” said Stephen Lewis, the United Nations special envoy

Parishes that walked out when their diocesan synod approved in 2002 a motion in favour of same-sex blessings expressed disappointment that the meeting of General

First-time delegate Canon Godfrey Mawejje said General Synod struggled with its issues in a similar way to the church in Uganda. St. Catharines, Ont. Delegates

Bishop George Bruce of Ontario has expressed his concern to Bishop Peter Coffin of Ottawa that a well-known convicted pedophile is now performing choir and