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Asia Bibi, a Christian Pakistani, has been on death row in Pakistan since 2010 after being accused of insulting the Prophet Mohammed. Her final appeal hearing is scheduled Thursday, Oct. 20. Photo: A Call for Mercy

International News

52 countries still outlaw blasphemy—including Canada

Tali Folkins October 12, 2016

Renel Ginol and son, Renelson, inspect their home in Jérémie, Haiti, which was destroyed by Hurricane Matthew Oct. 4. Photo: UNICEF/Moreno Gonzalez

International News

PWRDF launches appeal for Haiti

Tali Folkins October 11, 2016

Stephen Toope, who is currently director of the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs, is set to become vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge Oct. 1, 2017.

National News

Canadian Anglican to head Cambridge University

Tali Folkins October 11, 2016

National News

When will I ever learn?

Nissa Basbaum October 11, 2016

Is it enough to simply remember and pray for the homeless and poor this Thanksgiving? Photo: Shutterstock

National News

‘The hunger for justice’

ajadmin October 7, 2016

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s meeting with Pope Francis marks 50 years of ecumenical dialogue meant to foster a closer relationship between the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church. Photo: Anglican Centre in Rome

International News

Anglican, Catholic co-operation continues despite differences

André Forget October 6, 2016

Archbishop Fred Hiltz (right) says he hopes to organize the national Indigenous event with National Indigenous Anglican Bishop Mark MacDonald (left). File photo: Art Babych

National News

Primate calls for national Native gathering

André Forget October 6, 2016

Archbishop Justin Welby and Pope Francis commission and send out 19 pairs of bishops for joint mission. Photo: Anglican Centre in Rome

International News

Anglican and Roman Catholic bishops ‘sent out’ for united mission

Gavin Drake/ACNS October 5, 2016

Archbishop Thabo Makgoba at the Anglican Church of Southern Africa’s provincial synod. Photo: John Allen / Anglican Church of Southern Africa

International News

Southern Africa rejects blessings for same-sex marriages

Gavin Drake/ACNS October 4, 2016

Archbishop Fred Hiltz defends the process that brought the same-sex marriage decision to General Synod 2016, in a letter addressed to dissenting bishops. Photo: André Forget

National News

Primate responds to dissenting bishops

André Forget October 3, 2016

Events will include a service in Rome on October 5, jointly led by the Archbishop of Canterbury and Pope Francis. Photo: Anglican Communion News Service

International News

Bishops begin historic Canterbury-Rome ‘pilgrimage’

Anglican Communion News Service October 3, 2016

The Rev. Vincent Solomon, urban Indigenous ministry developer for the diocese of Rupert's Land, gives members of the House of Bishops and their spouses a tour of the Oodena Celebration Circle at the Forks, in Winnipeg. Photo: Bishop Mary Irwin-Gibson

National News

Bishops shift focus from same-sex marriage to mission

André Forget September 30, 2016

The Exxaro-owned Matimba coal-fired power station at Lephalale, Limpopo, South Africa. Photo Credit: JMK / Wikimedia

International News

Southern African Anglicans seek fossil fuel-free investment portfolios

Gavin Drake/ACNS September 30, 2016

The Anglican church in Tripoli is “struggling to manage and run” with limited resources, says Archbishop Mouneer Anis. Photo: Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and Horn of Africa

International News

Prayer urged to keep Anglican church in Libya ‘alive and more vibrant’

Gavin Drake/ACNS September 30, 2016

A Syrian Army tank stands between buildings during an operation September 2013 in the suburbs of Damascus. Photo: ART production/Shutterstock

International News

Pray for war-ravaged Aleppo, asks primate

Tali Folkins September 29, 2016

The Anglican Communion has released a “tool-kit” to help Anglicans engage more deeply with the Bible. Photo: Dream Perfection/Shutterstock

International News

Anglican resources to strengthen the Bible in the life of the Church

Gavin Drake/ACNS September 29, 2016

International News

Off to Rome

Fred Hiltz September 29, 2016

Anglican Canon Alyson Barnett-Cowan, president of the Canadian Council of Churches, brings ecumenical greetings to the Catholic bishops of Canada at their annual plenary assembly in Cornwall, Ont. Sept. 27. Photo: Art Babych

National News

Finding consensus no easy task, church council tells Catholic bishops

Art Babych September 28, 2016

William Boushie, brother of shooting victim Colten Boushie, addresses media at a rally outside the Saskatchewan Provincial Court in North Battleford, August 18. Photo: Liam Richards/Canadian Press

National News

Saskatchewan community struggles with reconciliation in wake of killing

André Forget September 27, 2016

Bishop Rob Hardwick (left) and his son, Robert (right), with members of St. Mary's parish in Whitewood, Sask., one of 18 churches he visited during his "pedalling pilgrimage of prayer." Photo: Lorraine Hardwick

National News

Bishop raises $22,000 cycling across Saskatchewan

Tali Folkins September 27, 2016

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