April 1, 2008 Development plans

The diocese of Ottawa and Christ Church Cathedral have taken a step toward development of their city block, called the “ecclesiastical block,” by inviting private developers to submit proposals that would boost revenues for the...

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April 1, 2008 Streamlined vestments

A priest from the diocese of Rupert’s Land who uses a wheelchair is now finding it easier to move around in robes custom-made for him by a concerned parishioner. Gail Forrest, a member of the altar guild of St. Mary Magdalene...

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April 1, 2008 Frank Peake

Rev. Frank Peake, who authored books on church history, died on Feb. 13, in his 95th year. One of his best-known books, The Bishop Who Ate His Boots, was the 1966 biography of Isaac O. Stringer, an Anglican bishop who worked in...

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April 1, 2008 Correction

Former students of Grenville Christian College have filed a second class-action lawsuit against the school and two former headmasters claiming that they suffered psychological, physical and sexual abuse during their attendance at...

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April 1, 2008 Gathering shows bishops' spouses they are not alone

In the first in a series that will examine the upcoming Lambeth Conference, its events and issues, the Anglican Journal looks at the parallel spouses’ gathering that will take place alongside the once-every-10-years meeting of the bishops of the Anglican Communion.

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April 1, 2008 Women confront funding challenges

The Anglican Church of Canada sent its largest delegation – 13 women from various dioceses across the country – as delegates to the 52nd session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women scheduled at the UN...

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April 1, 2008 New Zealand diocese taps Matthews

Canadian bishop Victoria Matthews has reportedly been nominated by an electoral synod to be bishop of the diocese of Christchurch in the Anglican Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, according to church sources and published reports.

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April 1, 2008 Kenya crisis our fault too: churches

Churches in Kenya have apologized for their failure to confront in a unified manner the election crisis that erupted in late December, and they have urged politicians and others involved in Kenyan society also to seek forgiveness.

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April 1, 2008 Churches rejoice at Australian apology

Australian church leaders have applauded the federal government’s recent apology to the country’s indigenous peoples for past wrongs and called for practical steps to address indigenous disadvantage.

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April 1, 2008 Women’s issues key to peace in Sri Lanka: partner

Churches have played an important part in supporting human rights in Sri Lanka, where a drawn-out civil war has recently gained new energy, according to a former member of the board of the Primate’s World Relief and Development...

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