Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/ National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:40:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/ 32 32 170042892 Walking on holy ground https://anglicanjournal.com/walking-on-holy-ground/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:00:57 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215159 Sacred or holy ground has been at the centre of our belief systems since ancient times.

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]]> 215159 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 Canadian Anglicans prepare to weigh in on Nairobi-Cairo Proposals https://anglicanjournal.com/canadian-anglicans-prepare-to-weigh-in-on-nairobi-cairo-proposals/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:20:28 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215119 The Anglican Church of Canada has convened a panel of clergy and bishops to study a pair of proposed reforms to the structure of the worldwide Anglican Communion, known as the Nairobi-Cairo Proposals.

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]]> 215119 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 Companions of Jerusalem raise $125,000 to train pediatric rehabilitation doctor https://anglicanjournal.com/companions-of-jerusalem-raise-125000-to-train-pediatric-rehabilitation-doctor/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:50:40 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215039 Looking to help children in Gaza, the Canadian Companions of Jerusalem reached their fundraising goal in just seven months for a rehabilitation pediatrician at the Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre.

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]]> 215039 Beauty heralds the new season https://anglicanjournal.com/beauty-heralds-the-new-season/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:00:31 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=214966 National Indigenous Archbishop Chris Harper meditates on the resurrection, the return of beauty to the church after the Lenten season and its parallels to spring's new life.

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]]> 214966 The hope we need can never be destroyed https://anglicanjournal.com/the-hope-we-need-can-never-be-destroyed/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:00:57 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=214997 In his Easter message, Archbishop Shane Parker, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, calls the resurrection of Jesus the most profound statement of God’s abundant, gracious love.

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]]> 214997 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 ‘Something holy is happening here’: Episcopalians mobilize against ICE raids in the United States https://anglicanjournal.com/something-holy-is-happening-here-episcopalians-mobilize-against-ice-raids-in-the-united-states/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:46:18 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=214922 Two stories are playing out in the United States amid ongoing raids by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) targeting alleged illegal immigrants, according to bishops and clergy of The Episcopal Church who have participated in mobilizations across the country in response.

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]]> 214922 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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