May 1, 2005 Correction

Archbishop Bernard Malango is the primate of Central Africa; Archbishop Peter Akinola is the primate of Nigeria. They were misidentified in the April issue. The Journal regrets the error.

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May 1, 2005 Prophetic voice sometimes sings

The Irish band U2 has been a pop music and pop culture phenomenon for over two decades. They were rock 'n' roll crusaders during an era of synthesized pop and heavy metal in the 1980s. At the top of the industry in the wake of...

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May 1, 2005 Arts organization honours prolific African-American composer

New York Internationally renowned composer and organist David Hurd was honoured at the 20th anniversary of Rejoicensemble on April 10 at St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Brooklyn, N.Y. Mr. Hurd has written more than 100...

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May 1, 2005 ECUSA to bow out of meeting

The Episcopal Church of the United States (ECUSA) has agreed to withdraw temporarily its members from the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), but attend the international group's meeting in June in Nottingham, England as...

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May 1, 2005 Missioners to West Indies must abide by traditional teachings

Canadian and American missioners wanting to work for the Anglican Church in the Province of the West Indies will be restricted to those willing to "accept" the church's standard of teaching and practice on homosexuality, which...

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May 1, 2005 'Disappeared' children at heart of priest's work

Rev. Jon de Cortina, S.J., a Roman Catholic priest who co-founded an association in El Salvador that searches for children who disappeared in that country's 12-year civil war, visited the Vancouver-based diocese of New...

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May 1, 2005 Blessed union

The Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles had their civil marriage blessed at St. George's Chapel inside Windsor Castle on April 9. It is believed that Prince Charles' mother, Queen Elizabeth II, declined to attend the...

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May 1, 2005 Pope recalled as 'prayerful friend' of Anglicans

Anglicans around the world joined Roman Catholics in mourning the death and remembering the legacy of Pope John Paul II who died April 2 after a long struggle with numerous illnesses, including Parkinson's disease. The Pope, who...

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May 1, 2005 Anglican women push for stronger presence

Forty-one women from 27 Anglican provinces have called on the Anglican Consultative Council to implement its goal of 30 per cent representation of women in decision-making bodies at all levels of the Anglican Communion, and to...

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May 1, 2005 Churches call for curb on refugees

Churches from across Africa are calling on their governments to restrict practices that increase the number of refugees on the continent, saying the toll is swelling and that authorities are showing no visible interest in dealing...

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