December 1, 2006 Gooey in the middle

The favourite doughnut of young Canadian Anglicans is Boston cream, according to an online poll conducted recently at Generation (generation.anglican.ca), a Web site aimed at Canadian Anglican youth. The doughnut with vanilla...

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December 1, 2006 New Lutheran initiatives follow theme of ‘full serve’

In a potpourri of summer and fall events across the country, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) continues to model a church in “Mission for Others” (the denomination’s theme).In the first of two major unifying...

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December 1, 2006 Bishop Henry Hill devoted years of study and dialogue to Orthodoxy

Henry Hill, who served as bishop of the diocese of Ontario from 1975 to 1981, and who was known for his contribution to the dialogue between Anglican and Eastern Orthodox churches, died Oct. 21. He was 84. Prior to his election...

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December 1, 2006 Frank Calder

Frank Calder, the Nisga’a chief whose courage and perseverance made it possible for aboriginal land claims to be recognized in Canada and who inspired other native claims around the world, died Nov. 4 at the age of 91. Mr....

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December 1, 2006 New U.S. primate calls faithful to ‘sainthood’

Thousands braved the cold weather Nov. 4 in Washington, D.C., to witness the installation service of Katharine Jefferts Schori as the first female presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States and the first woman...

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December 1, 2006 Eight U.S. dioceses ask for ‘commissary’

Eight conservative dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (ECUSA) have told the Archbishop of Canterbury that they are no longer seeking alternate primatial oversight but would like a “commissary” from...

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December 1, 2006 Anglican urges freedom in dialogue with Rome

The chairperson of the governors of the Anglican Centre in Rome, Bishop Stephen Patten, has invited the Roman Catholic church to allow more freedom of expression in theological dialogue. “Catholics say Anglicans do not have a clear enough structure on authority, and I agree that there are areas it ought to be better. But I also believe the Catholic church should exercise its authority in a much more collegial way,” said Bishop Patten, the Anglican bishop of Wakefield in England. “Many Anglicans would be pleased to have a central figure – just like the Pope – in the church, but they want its role to be more collegial also.”

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December 1, 2006 Pioneer of microcredit movement takes home 2006 Nobel Peace Prize

Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus, who created Grameen Bank, which pioneered small loans to enable the poor to set up businesses, was awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize in October. The World Council of Churches hailed the news...

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December 1, 2006 Churches ‘unable to understand’ fundamentals of journalism

Geneva Many church leaders do not understand what journalism is all about, while secular media are often suspicious of religion, says Portuguese journalist Antonio Marujo, the 2006 winner of the John Templeton Prize for European...

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December 1, 2006 Opportunities for church in China are ‘enormous,’ says Williams

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, said he believes that in some regions in China the percentage of the population attending church on Sundays is as large or even larger than that in most western European countries.

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