April 1, 2006 Anglicans to attend AIDS events

The Anglican Church of Canada, through the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) and other agencies, is gearing up for its participation in events that will lead up to the 16th International AIDS Conference to be held in Toronto Aug. 13 to 18.

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February 1, 2006 Primate's Fund tries to revive flagging AIDS campaign

The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has been working to revitalize its Partnership for Life Campaign: For a Generation Without HIV-AIDS, which has a goal of raising $1 million to help increase the...

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February 1, 2006 Help from angels

Two groups of Canadians from several churches have raised over $100,000 in five years for AIDS projects in Africa by making craft angels. One of the projects, an ecumenical community-development organization in Lusaka that...

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February 1, 2006 AIDS drugs released

Health Canada has decided to give five men dying of AIDS – including an Anglican priest – access to new drugs unavailable in Canada that could prolong their lives. Rev. Michael Forshaw, 64, of St. Paul's church...

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January 1, 2006 New West priest says he is dying of AIDS

A gay Anglican priest from the diocese of New Westminster has gone public that he's dying of AIDS and urged Health Canada to grant him and four others access to two new drugs that could save their lives. Rev....

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January 1, 2006 Pinning her hopes

AIDS reality A Chinese health worker (not seen) pins a red ribbon on a girl in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou province. They were participating in a recent photo show to promote HIV/AIDS awareness. Churches around...

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January 1, 2006 Hope for change marks global World AIDS Day

From the lighting in Switzerland of 8,000 candles laid out in the shape of Africa, the ringing of bells for 60 seconds in Israel to masses and vigils in churches around the world, nations commemorated World AIDS Day, Dec....

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December 1, 2005 AIDS still a fact of life and death

Dec. 1 is World AIDS Day. Seventeen years after the United Nations declared it as a day for remembering the victims, increasing awareness, and fighting prejudice against HIV-AIDS, the disease has not gone away. As Canadian...

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November 1, 2005 Churches to mark AIDS day

The Anglican Church of Canada will mark World AIDS Day on Dec. 1 with activities ranging from prayer services and vigils to the launching of new initiatives for the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund's (PWRDF)...

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May 1, 2005 Have tractor, will travel

Bishop Rodney Andrews of Saskatoon will pay tribute to Saskatchewan's centennial by riding a 1949 model R John Deere tractor across the province, visiting parishes, at 16 km/h beginning June 13. Bishop Andrews told the...

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