June 1, 2008 Priest left province over theology

While several Canadian churches have sought to join the Anglican Province of the Southern Cone because of theological differences with the Canadian church, Rev. Maurice François left Chile, which is part of the southern South...

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June 1, 2008 Devastation in China, Burma

The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) is accepting donations to help Burma (also known as Myanmar), which was devastated by a cyclone on May 2 and 3, and in China, where a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck on May 12.

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June 1, 2008 Lasting peace can be elusive in battered Sudan

From a distance, it appears to be one huge palm tree, perhaps four metres around the tremendous trunk. Upon closer inspection, though, it becomes clear that another tree has grown up and around the palm tree, its gnarly shoots – as big as a man’s forearms – crisscrossing each other and creeping into every crevice of the palm. The two trees appear to be hugging each other.

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June 1, 2008 About Sudan

Anglican Journal editor Leanne Larmondin travelled to south Sudan from March 26 to April 3 with an international, ecumenical delegation representing the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the All Africa Conference of Churches....

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June 1, 2008 Canadian church supports Sudan

The Anglican Church of Canada has strong ties to the Episcopal (Anglican) Church of Sudan (ECS). Since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005, the national church’s partnerships department has provided grants...

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June 1, 2008 Corruption stunts growth of new nation

The cover of the pamphlet makes you want to look away: a naked child – perhaps a teenager – holds a younger child whose skin is stretched taut over his bones. The smaller child is obviously starving, his eyes downcast....

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June 1, 2008 Williams asks for prayers on YouTube

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has asked Anglicans around the world to pray for the decennial meeting of bishops scheduled in Canterbury this July so that it becomes one that is “essentially a spiritual encounter” and not “a time when we are being besieged by problems that need to be solved and statements that need to be finalized.”

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June 1, 2008 Top this one

Bishop Anthony Burton of Saskatchewan was giving a spirited talk on his experiences at the Lambeth Conference and urged his fellow bishops to attend the Queen’s garden party at Buckingham Palace, which occurs in the midst of the...

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June 1, 2008 Canadian bishops trade advice before leaving for Lambeth Conference

Bishops had a wide-ranging discussion about the Lambeth Conference, scheduled for July 16 to Aug. 3 in Canterbury, England. Bishop Anthony Burton of the diocese of Saskatchewan, who attended the last Lambeth in 1998, said that...

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June 1, 2008 Lambeth through the years — a chronology

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