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Colin Ranson at home in New Brunswick before surgery, earlier this month. Diocese of Fredericton parishioners took part in a fundraising effort to help pay for his laser brain surgery in Houston, Texas. Photo: Contributed

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Colin Ranson recovering from surgery

Gisele McKnight March 15, 2016

Archdeacon Terry Leer shares the perspective on ethical investing of Anglicans from the oil-rich diocese of Athabasca. Photo: André Forget

National News

Alberta Anglicans urge engagement over divestment

André Forget March 14, 2016

The Rev. Karen Egan says the marriage canon working group has allocated more time for discussion of This Holy Estate, the report released in 2015 by the Commission on the Marriage Canon. Photo: André Forget

National News

Ample discussion needed before same-sex marriage vote, says group

André Forget March 13, 2016

Archbishop Fred Hiltz says so much time and energy have been devoted to debate over human sexuality, at the expense of other issues such as violence against women and climate change. With him at the CoGS meeting head table are Cynthia Haines-Turner, deputy prolocutor, and General Synod Chancellor David Jones. Photo: André Forget

International News

Hiltz: Why can’t Anglicans care about issues other than sexuality?

André Forget March 13, 2016

Council of General Synod members vote by consensus to send the marriage canon resolution drafted by the Commission on the Marriage Canon to General Synod 2016. Photo André Forget

National News

Offer options to same-sex marriage vote, CoGS asks bishops

André Forget March 13, 2016

Monica Patten, Resources for Mission interim director, notes that older people are often the most generous donors because they "have less debt...[and] greater capacity to give." Photo: Marites Sison

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Resources for Mission reports slight increase in donations

André Forget March 11, 2016

Brian Bukowski, General Synod web manager, gives a presentation to Council of General Synod (CoGS) on an app to be loaded on tablets at General Synod 2016 this summer.

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CoGS approves use of tablets at General Synod 2016

Tali Folkins March 11, 2016

Dean Peter Wall, General Synod planning committee chair, says a "significant" amount of time in the agenda of General Synod 2016 has been set aside to talk about the marriage canon. Photo: André Forget

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Registration for General Synod now open

André Forget March 11, 2016

Council of General Synod (CoGS) members take part in “Mapping the Ground We Stand On,” an exercise developed by PWRDF staff. Photo: Anglican Journal

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CoGS members map out Indigenous history at interactive workshop

Tali Folkins March 10, 2016

Archbishop Fred Hiltz (third from left) opens the spring meeting of Council of General Synod. Photo: André Forget

National News

Bishops explain same-sex marriage statement to CoGS

André Forget March 10, 2016

The Rev. Gordon William Dominey now faces 27 charges related to offences allegedly committed at a youth jail in Edmonton in the 1980s. Photo: Edmonton Police Service

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More sexual assault charges against B.C. priest

Tali Folkins March 9, 2016

The "rhythm and law of God, perceived in Scripture and creation" used to shape life, but times have changed, says the author.

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Polite and pious

Mark MacDonald March 9, 2016

Members of the Episcopal Church of Cuba synod and guests gather outside the Holy Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Havana. Photo: Andrea Mann

International News

Future role of Canadian church in Cuba unclear, says Hiltz

André Forget March 8, 2016

Col. the Ven. Nigel Shaw has served as a military chaplain since his ordination to the priesthood in 1985. Photo: Anglican Military Ordinariate

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First bishop of the Anglican Military Ordinariate elected

André Forget March 7, 2016

Bishop Logan McMenamie trains for the sacred journey with the help of his dog, Moraig, and project manager Wayne Stewart. Photo: Diocese of British Columbia

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B.C. bishop to ‘re-enter the land’ on 465-km walk

André Forget March 4, 2016

Arts and Culture

Nothing new in The Young Messiah

Michelle Hauser March 4, 2016

Bishops have a responsibility to something more than their personal conscience, says Archbishop Fred Hiltz. "We are all charged, notwithstanding our own personal view on anything...we all make a vow to guard the faith and unity of the church." Photo: André Forget

National News

Bishops split three ways over same-sex issue: Hiltz

Tali Folkins March 3, 2016

Canon (lay) David Jones discusses the report of the Commission on the Marriage Canon at a special meeting of Council of General Synod in September 2015. Photo: André Forget

National News

CoGS ‘required’ to send marriage canon motion to General Synod, says chancellor

André Forget March 2, 2016

A draft resolution to change the church's marriage canon to allow same-sex marriage will be brought to a vote at the General Synod 2016 meeting in July. Photo: Shutterstock

National News

Bishops’ statement ‘an attempt to be forthright and honest’

Tali Folkins March 2, 2016

At the Old City of Jerusalem, pilgrims walk by as a man takes a breather. Photo: Anglican Video

International News

Jerusalem Sunday to hit social media

André Forget March 1, 2016

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