Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/ National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:50:40 +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 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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]]> 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 Pray with deep trust, then listen to the spirit https://anglicanjournal.com/pray-with-deep-trust-then-listen-to-the-spirit/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:00:48 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=214841 Six years ago in March, we suddenly had to take up masking, distancing and sanitizing as weapons of choice in our early fight against the global coronavirus pandemic. The development of effective vaccines was relatively rapid, although the distribution was uneven around the world.

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]]> 214841 Find God’s truth and peace in silence https://anglicanjournal.com/find-gods-truth-and-peace-in-silence/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:41:30 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=214842 The Lenten season has an important aspect of listening, of prayerful opening of our ears to seek what the Almighty is saying to us. Listening is an important skill that few these days seem to master.

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