Dissenters disappointed after bishops defer oversight decision
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
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.
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
St. Catharines, Ont. Archbishop Andrew Hutchison of Montreal was elected the 12th primate of the Anglican Church of Canada today by lay and clergy delegates
A Canadian delegation of church leaders and staff that recently visited Israel and Lebanon has vowed to press the Canadian government to “take the strongest
The world has forgotten Burma (Myanmar), two Burmese pro-democracy activists said during a recent visit to Canada to help draw attention to the plight of
A legal battle looms in the diocese of New Westminster as four of its priests resigned over the issue of same-sex blessings, formed a new
Gail Holland (left) is a refugee co-ordinator for Holy Trinity church, Toronto. Her parish recently helped settle Joseph and Esperance Mbazimana, their two children and
The Archbishop of Canterbury’s commission on communion has called for a ceasefire among Anglicans at odds over the issue of same-sex blessings in Canada and
She was three months pregnant and in danger of losing her baby when Vicky Galo’s mother asked her to wrap a shawl around her womb.
Dissenting minorities who strongly disagree with church decisions on the blessing of same-gender relationships should be provided with an alternate bishop, at least temporarily, says
No one remembers when they were planted on the small plot of land at the southeast corner of the national church office: two gingko trees
Mississauga, Ont. Financial difficulties continue to hound General Synod, with the 2004 budget incurring a deficit of $241,592 and the 2005 budget projected to suffer
Toronto The task force mandated by the house of bishops to consider alternate episcopal oversight for those who strongly object to church decisions has wrapped
Due to continuing financial constraints resulting from dwindling congregations, Archbishop Andrew Hutchison of the diocese of Montreal has decided not to replace Assistant Bishop Russell
Toronto Donations to the Anglican Journal Appeal suffered a small decrease during its 10th anniversary in 2003, and gifts last year to the Primate’s World
The parish of St. Martin’s, North Vancouver, which earlier joined a coalition of parishes opposed to a diocesan synod resolution allowing same-sex blessings in the
Bishop Donald Harvey of the diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador has announced he will retire at the end of November. “It’s a combination of
Conservative bishops in the Anglican Church of Canada had mixed reactions to recent reports that Episcopalians opposed to the consecration of a gay bishop in
Bishop Victoria Matthews heads a task force examining episcopal oversight in the diocese of New Westminster. Other members are (from left) bishops Donald Young, George
The parish priest of a church mission in Abbotsford, B.C. that was shut down by Bishop Michael Ingham of New Westminster has vowed to keep
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