National News Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/category/national-news/ National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Sun, 14 Jun 2026 02:29:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg National News Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/category/national-news/ 32 32 170042892 Primate highlights actual, aspirational and attitude changes in church https://anglicanjournal.com/primate-highlights-actual-aspirational-and-attitude-changes-in-church/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:22:50 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215478 Church leadership and staff have been hard at work on the “unambiguous mandate” set by General Synod for a leaner, less expensive national structure, Parker said.

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]]> 215478 Former primate aids Western Newfoundland healing process following cancelled episcopal election https://anglicanjournal.com/former-primate-aids-western-newfoundland-healing-process-following-cancelled-episcopal-election/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:00:33 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215467 The diocesan executive council has invited Hiltz to facilitate discussion and reconciliation as a pastoral visitor following a cancelled election for a new bishop, originally scheduled for April 25.

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]]> 215467 ‘The one with a pipe’: Late Arctic bishop Chris Williams empowered Indigenous leaders https://anglicanjournal.com/the-one-with-a-pipe-late-arctic-bishop-chris-williams-empowered-indigenous-leaders/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:10:02 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215442 Bishop Chris Williams, who served as diocesan bishop of the Arctic from 1991 to 2002, died on May 16, six days before his 90th birthday.

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]]> 215442 Steward, leader, friend: Colleagues remember the life of late Archbishop Douglas Hambidge https://anglicanjournal.com/steward-leader-friend-colleagues-remember-the-life-of-late-archbishop-douglas-hambidge/ Mon, 25 May 2026 16:56:55 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215326 Hambidge was bishop of the diocese of New Westminster and metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of British Columbia and Yukon.

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]]> 215326 Time capsule from 1953 offers insights into changing church—and a changing Canada https://anglicanjournal.com/time-capsule-from-1953-offers-insights-into-changing-church-and-a-changing-canada/ Wed, 20 May 2026 19:57:17 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215280 A time capsule inside a cornerstone laid in 1953, which disappeared from the Anglican Church of Canada’s national office more than two decades ago, has finally been recovered.

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]]> 215280 More than ‘sorry’: Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue of Canada examines theology of church apologies https://anglicanjournal.com/more-than-sorry-anglican-roman-catholic-dialogue-of-canada-examines-theology-of-church-apologies/ Mon, 11 May 2026 17:54:06 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215271 The Bible is more concerned with concrete acts of reconciliation than with modeling how to give a verbal apology, Bishop of Quebec Bruce Myers says. That was one of the key findings he and other members of the Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue of Canada (ARC Canada) noted in their document Theology of Church Apologies.

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]]> 215271 Pentecost embodies spirit of listening, liberation across language barriers https://anglicanjournal.com/pentecost-embodies-spirit-of-listening-liberation-across-language-barriers/ Mon, 04 May 2026 14:41:35 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215229 When the Anglican Journal asked clergy and scholars to explain the significance of Pentecost, it heard diverse interpretations reflective of the biblical story behind the feast day.

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]]> 215229 Anti-hate bill draws doubts from religious communities https://anglicanjournal.com/anti-hate-bill-draws-doubts-from-religious-communities/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:30:28 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215209 Several religious groups and civil liberties organizations are expressing concerns about Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, which the House of Commons passed in its third and final vote on March 25.

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]]> 215209 Percy O’Driscoll oversaw change and faced challenges with warmth, compassion https://anglicanjournal.com/percy-odriscoll-oversaw-change-and-faced-challenges-with-warmth-compassion/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:44:00 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215170 Archbishop O’Driscoll, who served as the 10th bishop of Huron and 15th metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Ontario, died on April 17.

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]]> 215170 B.C. clergy and church musicians travel to Yukon to strengthen northern ministry, mutual learning https://anglicanjournal.com/b-c-clergy-and-church-musicians-travel-to-yukon-to-strengthen-northern-ministry-mutual-learning/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:00:43 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215125 Clergy from the Anglican diocese of New Westminster are heading back to Yukon for the second consecutive year as part of an ongoing effort to support ministry in the North and strengthen ties between the two dioceses.

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