The president of Thorneloe University, a Sudbury, Ont. school affiliated with the Anglican Church of Canada, says an attempt by Laurentian University to end a
Contemplative Knitting By Julie Cicora Publisher: Morehouse Publishing, 2021 168 pages ISBN: 9781640652620 Available through contemplativeknitting.com Knitting has been around for centuries, but it may
Bishop Michael Bedford-Jones, a former suffragan bishop in the diocese of Toronto, died April 18 from complications related to COVID-19. Bedford-Jones and his wife, Bonnie,
‘Every step … uncovers something else to do’ Five years after Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) released its final report and 94 Calls to
The foundational documents of the planned Indigenous Anglican church have now been drafted, and Sacred Circle, the national gathering of Indigenous Anglicans, will be discussing
Since it was publicly identified in Wuhan, China, in late 2019, COVID-19 has claimed the lives of more than two million people worldwide. The global
When she goes on long walks these days, Judy Carson, a member of St. Thomas’s Anglican Church, Shanty Bay, Ont., sometimes takes an oxygen tank with her to keep from getting out of breath.
In December 2020, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti introduced Bill C-15, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, which, if passed, will require the government of Canada to align the country’s laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
The Anglican Foundation of Canada (AFC) has awarded $6,000 to a homework club for kids in downtown Toronto as part of its fall 2020 grant
Leaders in the Lutheran and United churches on language and anti-Blackness Adele Halliday still remembers conversations from a church she attended years ago. The congregation
An international interfaith commission has called for an end to violence against and criminalization of LGBTQ+ people and a global ban on conversion therapy. The
The Rev. Ann Westgate, deacon of St. John the Evangelist Mistissini in the diocese of Moosonee, spent Nov. 15 to Dec. 1 travelling in the Cree Nation of Waskaganish, where she baptized 47 children, infants and teens.
Despite the difficulties and uncertainties brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, General Synod is projected to end the year with a substantial surplus, Council of General Synod (CoGS) heard Nov. 7.
The COVID-19 pandemic is first and foremost a public health crisis.
The U.S.-based Episcopal Church has postponed its 80th General Convention by a year, the church’s presiding officers announced Nov. 20. In a letter to bishops
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
The Anglican Journal is the national newspaper of the Anglican Church of Canada. It is published 10 times a year and carries 19 regional newspapers that provide important local information for Anglican dioceses. The website of the Anglican Journal—anglicanjournal.com—keeps visitors informed with daily news of interest to Anglicans across Canada and around the world.
Copyright © Anglican Journal 2022