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  • Stolen artifacts returned to Victoria cathedral

    Stolen artifacts returned to Victoria cathedral

    Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria is celebrating the return of artifacts stolen earlier this week.

    by Anglican Journal staff
    Posted May, 17 2013
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  • $5,000 reward for stolen cathedral artifacts

    $5,000 reward for stolen cathedral artifacts

    Victoria’s Christ Church Cathedral may soon step up its security system after the May 11 theft of at least $10,000 worth of historical artifacts, some dating back to the 17th century.

    by Diana Swift
    Posted May, 16 2013
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  • Canons made doctors of divinity

    Canons made doctors of divinity
    Two Toronto Anglican canons, one clergy, one lay, became honorary doctors of divinity on the May 14. The Rev. Canon Mary Alice Bielesch Medcof and Canon Robert L. Falby, QC, received these honours at the 2013 convocation of the Faculty of Divinity at Trinity College, University of Toronto.
    by Diana Swift
    Posted May, 15 2013
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  • R.A. Dickey: athlete, author, doctor, disciple

    R.A. Dickey: athlete, author, doctor, disciple

    The language at this year’s Wycliffe College Convocation took an unusual turn. A baseball feeling sneaked into the customary academic parlance as Toronto star pitcher R.A. Dickey—clothed in a scarlet gown instead of his Blue Jays uniform—received an honorary doctorate in sacred letters.


     

    by Diana Swift
    Posted May, 14 2013
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  • A unique partnership is born in Bangladesh

    A unique partnership is born in Bangladesh

    Bangladesh has a high rate of maternal mortality—about 194 per 1,000 births in 2010—but this is steadily falling. And the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) is helping the developing country to reach its targeted reduction to 143 maternal deaths per 1,000 by 2015.


     

    by Diana Swift
    Posted May, 13 2013
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  • Clean-water waterfall on the Hill

    Clean-water waterfall on the Hill
    More than 800 out-of-town delegates to Joint Assembly and local people are expected to gather for prayers and readings on the main walkway of Parliament Hill on the morning of July 6.
    by Diana Swift
    Posted April, 26 2013
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  • Abduction of Syrian archbishops condemned

    Abduction of Syrian archbishops condemned
    Dr. Andrew Bennett, Canada’s Ambassador of Religious Freedom, has issued a statement condemning the abduction of Metropolitan Paul Yazigi of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese and Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim of the Syriac Archdiocese. Based in Aleppo, Syria, the prelates were returning to Syria from a humanitarian mission in Antioch, Turkey.
    by Diana Swift
    Posted April, 26 2013
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  • 'Cross Canada Checkup

    'Cross Canada Checkup

    The Anglican Church of Canada and its full communion partner, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), will gather at the Ottawa Convention Centre from July 3 to 7.

    by Diana Swift
    Posted April, 16 2013
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  • Brandon priest charged with fraud

    Brandon priest charged with fraud

    The former executive archdeacon of the Anglican diocese of Brandon was arraigned on fraud charges April 8 after he allegedly used a diocesan business credit card for personal expenses “in excess” of $190,000.

    by Marites N. Sison
    Posted April, 10 2013
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  • Ten awards for Anglican Journal

    Ten awards for Anglican Journal
    The Anglican Journal received 10 awards, including two awards of excellence (first prize) and two awards of merit (second place) at the annual Associated Church Press (ACP) conference in Indianapolis, April 3 to 6.
    by Anglican Journal staff
    Posted April, 05 2013
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