February 1, 2008 Primate clarifies Canadian situation

Saying that he hoped to “dispel rumour or misunderstanding,” Archbishop Fred Hiltz, the primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has written to his fellow leaders of the worldwide Anglican Communion explaining the developments around the blessing of same-sex unions, which has embroiled Canadian Anglicans in conflict.

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January 24, 2008 Archbishop Williams 'cannot support' interventions or irregular ordinations

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, said that he “cannot support or sanction” ordinations of priests or bishops that take place outside a national church’s jurisdiction, but he has “no canonical authority to prevent these things."

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January 17, 2008 Church is full of challenges and possibilities, primate tells students

Archbishop Fred Hiltz, the primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has urged divinity students from Trinity and Wycliffe Colleges in Toronto not to be discouraged by wrangling in the Anglican Communion over the issue of sexuality, saying he remains optimistic about the fate of Anglicanism

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January 14, 2008 Newfoundland bishop sets rules for clergy

Bishop Cyrus Pitman, of the diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador, said he expects clergy in his diocese who are involved in the Anglican Network in Canada and “working to the establishment of a parallel jurisdiction to the Anglican Church of Canada” would “do the honourable thing and resign their positions, relinquishing their licences to exercise ordained ministry in this church.”

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January 9, 2008 Archbishop Hiltz clarifies Canadian situation for fellow primates

Saying that he hoped to “dispel rumour or misunderstanding,” Archbishop Fred Hiltz, the primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has written to his fellow leaders of the worldwide Anglican Communion explaining the developments around the blessing of same-sex unions, which has embroiled Canadian Anglicans in conflict.

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January 3, 2008 Primate's New Year message focuses on church unity and mission

Archbishop Fred Hiltz, the primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has urged Canadian Anglicans to remember that while there is “great tension” in the church over issues of sexuality, “there is far more that draws us together than can ever tear us apart.”

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January 2, 2008 Council endorses provincial autonomy, vetoes central ‘curia’

The Council of General Synod (CoGS) reviewed the Anglican Church of Canada’s preliminary response to the Draft Covenant for the Anglican Communion and proposed some changes, among them, that there be a more forthright expression of the autonomy of individual provinces and a principle of not intruding on each other’s affairs.

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January 2, 2008 Canada calls on Canterbury to intervene

Canadian church leaders have appealed to the Archbishop of Canterbury to address moves by dissidents to join a South American church and minister illegitimately in Canada.In a pastoral statement dated Nov. 29, a week after the...

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January 2, 2008 Niagara says yes to blessings

The southern Ontario diocese of Niagara, meeting at its annual synod, on Nov. 17 voted to allow civilly-married gay couples, “where at least one party is baptized,” to receive a church blessing.

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January 2, 2008 The Anglican Church of the Southern Cone of America

History: British immigrants brought Anglicanism to South America in the 19th century. The South American Missionary Society continues to work among indigenous peoples there. In 1974, the Archbishop of Canterbury gave over his...

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