National News Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/category/national-news/ National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Wed, 06 May 2026 15:33:31 +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 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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]]> 215125 Campus ministry helps students find connection and purpose https://anglicanjournal.com/campus-ministry-helps-students-find-connection-and-purpose/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:02:15 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215065 The Anglican Journal reached out to Anglican chaplains and students at universities across Canada, who highlighted the ability of campus ministry to provide fellowship and meaning for students at a transitional time in their lives.

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]]> 215065 Northern Ontario Anglicans ‘just keep giving’ as homelessness crisis looms https://anglicanjournal.com/northern-ontario-anglicans-just-keep-giving-as-homelessness-crisis-looms/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:42:56 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=214984 Peggy Morrison began working at the Open Arms Café at the North Bay, Ont. parish of St. John the Divine about 14 years ago, inspired by a recurrent dream she believed was God’s call toward work in homelessness and poverty outreach.

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]]> 214984 Diocese of Niagara begins disability theology work https://anglicanjournal.com/diocese-of-niagara-begins-disability-theology-work/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:00:33 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=214905 A study group in the diocese of Niagara seeks to initiate a conversation about disability and belonging in the diocese, which proponents say can begin a transformation in the way people with disabilities relate to the church.

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]]> 214905 Archdeacon Kathryn Otley elected bishop of Ottawa https://anglicanjournal.com/archdeacon-kathryn-otley-elected-bishop-of-ottawa/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:53:38 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=214897 The Anglican diocese of Ottawa has elected Archdeacon Kathryn Otley, currently the incumbent at All Saints’ Anglican Church Westboro, as its 11th bishop. 

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]]> 214897 Jonas Allooloo, key translator of first Inuktitut Bible, dead at 79 https://anglicanjournal.com/jonas-allooloo-key-translator-of-first-inuktitut-bible-dead-at-79/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:00:02 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=214869 Canon Jonas Allooloo, former dean of St. Jude’s Cathedral in Iqaluit, Nunavut and a key member of the translation team that created the first Inuktitut Bible, died Feb. 23 in Ottawa at the age of 79.

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]]> 214869 Paul Idlout: Hunter, bishop, brother https://anglicanjournal.com/paul-idlout-hunter-bishop-brother/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:29:19 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=214820 The Anglican Church of Canada’s first Inuit bishop, Paul Idlout, lived through a period of massive change in the Arctic that affected his people’s way of life, their relationship to the settler nation of Canada and their position within the Anglican Church of Canada.

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