March 1, 2008 Williams’ response ‘helpful’: Hiltz

Canterbury admits authority is limited

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February 6, 2008 Communion distributes second draft of proposed ‘covenant’

Addressing concerns raised by several provinces, including Canada, about granting more authority to primates and other Instruments of Unity in the Anglican Communion, an international group has released a second draft of the proposed Anglican Covenant that maintains the body’s current structures.

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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 21, 2008 Anglican World suspends publication, moves to Web-based format

Publication of a paper version of Anglican/Episcopal World magazine, published quarterly by the Anglican Communion office in London, has been suspended in favour of an e-mail distribution model, said Canon Kenneth Kearon, secretary general of the Communion.

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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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December 1, 2007 Retiring liturgist managed Common Praise hymnal project

Rev. Paul Gibson retires at the end of this month as co-ordinator for liturgy for the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), a position which he held for about 20 years. As co-ordinator for liturgy, Mr. Gibson’s work involved...

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December 1, 2007 Primate pays visit to Canterbury

Archbishop Fred Hiltz, in his new role as primate (national archbishop) of the Anglican Church of Canada, paid a courtesy call on Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams on Oct. 16 at Lambeth Palace in London, England, briefing him on a number of current Canadian issues, including the sexuality controversy.

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November 30, 2007 Quick facts: 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 metropolitical authority for the dioceses of the Southern Cone and in 1981 the new province was formed.

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November 16, 2007 Bishop leaves Canadian church for South American province

The retired bishop of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador, Don Harvey, has left the Anglican Church of Canada to become a bishop in the South American province of the Southern Cone, a decision that the primate of the Canadian church acknowledged would pose “complications” for the already fragile unity within the local church and the worldwide Anglican Communion.

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November 14, 2007 Retiring liturgist managed Common Praise hymnal project

Rev. Paul Gibson retires at the end of the year as co-ordinator for liturgy for the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), a position which he held for about 20 years.

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