March 14, 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 Fund.

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March 13, 2008 Cuba in midst of transition period

A sense that change is coming to Cuba as leader Fidel Castro’s era comes to an end was present as Archbishop Fred Hiltz, the Canadian primate, and a group of church leaders visited the Caribbean nation from Feb. 4 to 11.

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March 12, 2008 Lambeth invitation 'not possible' for Gene Robinson

Episcopal News Service The U.S. house of bishops was informed March 10 that full invitation is "not possible" from the Archbishop of Canterbury to include Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire as a participant in this summer's...

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March 11, 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 headquarters in New York from Feb. 25 to March 7.

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March 8, 2008 Edmonton elects its dean as bishop

Jane Alexander, rector of All Saints Cathedral and dean of Edmonton, was elected on March 8 bishop of the diocese. Chosen on the third ballot, she received 52 clergy votes and 89 lay votes.

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March 6, 2008 Truth commission will help heal residential schools legacy, church and native leaders say

In a soaring glass hall at the Museum of Anthropology, under the watchful eyes of a dozen huge totem poles, church, native and government leaders on March 5 pledged that the upcoming Truth and Reconciliation Commission will lead to healing as it hears the painful stories of Indian residential schools in Canada.

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March 3, 2008 Church and native leaders commence walk to remember children of schools

Canadian church and aboriginal leaders launched a four-city tour before almost 500 people at the Canadian Museum of Civilization March 2 to begin what Phil Fontaine, Chief of the Assembly of First Nations called, “one of the most remarkable journeys that this country has ever taken.”

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March 3, 2008 Seeking 'Inspiration' in photographs

Photo contributions for "Rebirth," the theme in March for Picture Your Faith, are now available for viewing online.  Picture Your Faith is a monthly feature on the Anglican Journal Web site. The goal of Picture Your Faith...

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March 1, 2008 Judge rules against diocese of Niagara in dispute with local churches

An Ontario Superior Court judge ruled on Feb. 29 that the diocese of Niagara may not send its clergy into two area churches in the next two weeks to hold Sunday services for members of the congregations that remain loyal after most of their fellow parishioners voted to leave the Anglican Church of Canada.

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February 26, 2008 Two churches ask to offer same-sex blessings

As four churches voted in February to leave the Vancouver-based diocese of New Westminster and the Anglican Church of Canada over changing attitudes toward homosexuality, two churches asked to be able to join eight other parishes in offering blessing ceremonies to same-sex couples.

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