March 1, 2005 No plans for divestment from Israel

The Anglican Church of Canada has "no intention at this time" of reviewing its investment policies with regards to multinational corporations doing business in Israel, said Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, the primate, in a recent...

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January 1, 2005 Church carefully weighs divestment issue

Mississauga, Ont. Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, said Anglicans must attempt to "have a balance" when dealing with the issue of Israeli-Arab conflict in the Middle East, even as some...

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January 1, 2005 Residents of the Holy Land hope for a year free of violence

Bethlehem, West Bank The countdown to Christmas began on a rare optimistic note in Bethlehem as Christians celebrated Advent, the period of preparation for celebrating the birth of Jesus, and the start of the festive season. ...

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December 1, 2004 Palestinian urges divestment

A well-known Palestinian theologian has urged Canadian churches to follow the lead of the Presbyterian Church in America, which voted recently for a selective divestment from Israel. The U.S. Presbyterians elected in July to...

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December 1, 2004 Police storm cathedral to arrest whistleblower

Mordechai Vanunu was released from custody but placed under house arrest after 30 armed Israeli police stormed St. George's (Anglican) Cathedral in Jerusalem, and arrested him on Nov. 11. Mr. Vanunu, a convert to Christianity...

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December 1, 2004 Condolences

Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, expressed his regret upon the death of Yasser Arafat (pictured during a meeting in January) in a statement Nov. 11. He recalled his conversations with Mr. Arafat "and the abiding...

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November 1, 2004 ECUSA will debate divestment from businesses in Israel

The Episcopal Church in the United States (ECUSA) plans to consider whether the church should divest from firms doing business in Israel. A committee overseeing the denomination's "socially responsible" investments is...

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October 1, 2004 Program exposes children to other faiths

Hopes for peace in the war-torn Middle East have been kept alive by a group of 11-year-old Christians, Muslims and Jews from Canada and Israel, who spent a week in an Outward Bound camp near Burk's Falls, Ont., playing and...

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October 1, 2004 Peace advocate to visit

Canon Naim Ateek, founding president of Sabeel Ecumenical Theology Centre in Jerusalem and author of books on peace and justice in Palestine and Israel, is scheduled to visit Canada from Oct. 17-19. He will speak on Oct. 18...

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October 1, 2004 Israeli film lauded for its 'spiritual values'

The Ecumenical Jury at the 28th Montreal World Film Festival has awarded its prize to the feature film Hacala Hasurit (The Syrian Bride), an Israeli-French-German co-production by Jerusalem-born director Eran Riklis. The...

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