April 1, 2003 Schools agreement signed

The Anglican primate, Archbishop Michael Peers, and federal Public Works Minister Ralph Goodale on March 11 formally signed the agreement limiting the Anglican Church of Canada's liability to $25 million with respect to native...

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April 1, 2003 New West bishop warns off interlopers

After reconciliation talks broke down, the bishop of New Westminster tried to head off dissenting parishes' efforts to find themselves a new bishop and asked other bishops in Canada -- and one in particular -- to keep their noses...

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April 1, 2003 Sister's life spans nearly a century

When Constance Murphy in 1930 attended the Passion Play, the world-famous dramatization in Oberammagau, Germany, of Christ's crucifixion, she knew she was being drawn to a religious vocation. "It was one of my strongest moves...

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April 1, 2003 School workers find their voice

They were not abusers. They cared for native children in the residential schools. They responded in good faith to a call from their church. They worked long hours for little pay in remote locations. Now, they are hurt and...

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April 1, 2003 Anglicans host China meeting

The Anglican church's national office in Toronto hosted a portion of a recent six-day visit of a China delegation on religious freedoms. The visitors were accompanied by heavy security after receiving threats early in their visit...

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April 1, 2003 Fredericton elects Miller as bishop

Archdeacon Claude Miller, 58, was elected co-adjutor bishop of the diocese of Fredericton from a field of 13 candidates at an electoral synod on March 15. Archdeacon Miller will be consecrated as the ninth bishop of the...

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April 1, 2003 Limit for primate's term?

A task force studying the office of the primate is suggesting limiting the senior bishop's term to a maximum of nine years. The committee is circulating a questionnaire that asks whether a term limit is desirable and suggests...

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April 1, 2003 Churches look at going green

Environmental concerns are often assigned low priority at many parishes as congregations cope with the immediate needs -- light, heat, maintenance -- of church buildings and grounds. The diocese of Ottawa's ecology and theology...

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April 1, 2003 Churches in dialogue

At the Anglican-Roman Catholic dialogue held recently in Mississauga, representatives from both churches greeted the muddle over the Anglican Governor General of Canada having taken communion in the Roman Catholic church with...

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April 1, 2003 Caring for the whole person

The spiritual life of a patient who is dying or has a life-threatening illness plays a crucial role in his or her sense of well-being. "In this room that is old news," said Dr. Balfour Mount, founder of McGill University's...

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