January 1, 2003 Book is a vivid snapshot of church's diversity

Anglicanism, if there is such a thing, has always been somewhat strange. Often it has been difficult for our Christian neighbours to figure us out and from time to time we have difficulty in understanding ourselves. We are...

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January 1, 2003 Appointments

The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund has named Zaida Bastos as co-ordinator, Africa, replacing Charlotte Maxwell, who has retired. Ms. Bastos most recently held the title of development associate, Africa and the Middle...

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January 1, 2003 Mission helps people, peppers bloom

Winterveldt, South Africa Amid row upon row of beautiful, healthy, uniform pepper plants, one or two stand out for their sad, shriveled appearance. Something has gone wrong with these two and the problem will quickly be...

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January 1, 2003 Better fish, farming, food

I began the journey to Masasi on my knees. Not because I had been seized by appropriate senses of humility or piety but because Zaida Bastos had directed me to the bottom of the filing cabinet. As a University of Guelph student...

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January 1, 2003 Church neglects AIDS at its own peril: UN

Geneva Churches could do much more than they have done in the fight against AIDS, a United Nations AIDS official has charged. Church-run hospitals, clinics and homes have been at the forefront of caring for people with HIV/AIDS...

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January 1, 2003 Dissenters quiet as Williams confirmed in formal ceremony

Rowan Williams officially became the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury on Dec. 2 in an ancient legal ceremony at St. Paul's Cathedral, London. The ceremony was a confirmation of his election, effectively making the...

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January 1, 2003 Axe falls at World Council of Churches

Geneva Faced with a predicted financial shortfall of more than six million Swiss francs ($6.44 million Cdn) in 2003, the World Council of Churches - the world's biggest church grouping - has said it will reduce its staff by 15...

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January 1, 2003 Joint statement breaches divide

History was made recently when the Oriental Orthodox Churches and the Anglican Communion presented a joint statement about the divinity of Christ. Rev. Harold Nahabedian of St. Mary Magdalene's, Toronto, and the sole Armenian...

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January 1, 2003 Mexican bishops rebuked

New York A committee that monitors the relationship between the Episcopal Church of the United States (ECUSA) and the Iglesia Anglicana de Mexico (IAM) has issued a statement on financial difficulties stemming from the...

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January 1, 2003 'Devastating' reading

London The Christian yearning for reconciliation can lead to damaging pressure on sex abuse victims to forgive their abusers, the churches of Britain and Ireland have been warned. David Gamble, moderator of a group that drew...

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