February 1, 2008 Jerusalem bishop opposes ‘divisive’ meeting

The Anglican bishop of Jerusalem said he has not been informed of a Holy Land meeting planned for June by a group that opposes some Anglicans over their tolerance of homosexuality, adding that he believes it will be divisive for the Anglican Communion.

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February 1, 2008 Priest retires from ‘ministry of the edge’

About 14 years ago, his health declining due to HIV, Ron Chaplin decided to return after many years of absence to St. John the Evangelist, a downtown church located on Ottawa’s busy Elgin Street.

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February 1, 2008 ‘Far more draws us together’

Archbishop Fred Hiltz, the primate (national archbishop) 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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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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