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Verdict called 'travesty of justice' as Muslim students who heckled Israeli ambassador found guilty

Verdict called 'travesty of justice' as Muslim students who heckled Israeli ambassador found guilty

In a surprising rollercoaster of a day, 10 Muslim students –arrested for heckling the Israeli ambassador to the United States during a speech at the University of California's Irvine campus last year — on Sept. 23 were convicted, sentenced and said they will appeal the guilty verdict.

28 September 2011

A challenge that unites

A challenge that unites

The Rev. Marek Zabriskie believes everyone should read the Bible. And, he’s utilizing websites, social media, and all of today’s tools to bring the message of the ancient texts to a modern world through a new effort called The Bible Challenge.

21 September 2011

Anglicans prepare for Truth and Reconciliation Commission's third stop

Anglicans prepare for Truth and Reconciliation Commission's third stop

Anglicans will attend and support the third national event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) on Indian residential schools in Halifax, N.S., Oct. 26 to 29.

15 September 2011

Caught in the middle of raging wildfires, Texas churches offer hope, prayer, aid

Caught in the middle of raging wildfires, Texas churches offer hope, prayer, aid

The wildfire raging about 30 miles east of Austin, Texas, had already claimed her home, so the Rev. Lisa Hines was taking no chances Sept. 6. She carefully packed Eucharistic vessels from Calvary Church, Bastrop, into her car, in case a speedy getaway became necessary.

07 September 2011

Michael Thompson appointed General Secretary

Michael Thompson appointed General Secretary

The Ven. Dr. Michael Thompson will serve as the Anglican Church of Canada's next General Secretary, beginning Nov. 1, 2011.

06 September 2011

Youth empowerment tops agenda at Anglican Alliance's second consultation

Youth empowerment tops agenda at Anglican Alliance's second consultation

Youth empowerment tops the agenda for the Anglican Alliance consultation which opens in Solomon Islands in the Pacific today.

05 September 2011

Anglican church alarmed at decision to 'seize' land

Anglican church alarmed at decision to 'seize' land

The Anglican Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands is expressing alarm at what they say is the intention of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) to 'confiscate' Nuttall Hospital land.

22 August 2011

Salvadoran youth participate in peace workshops

Salvadoran youth participate in peace workshops

A series of workshops on building a culture of peace has begun this week in El Salvador, involving youth from several churches and coordinated by the Reformed Church.

22 August 2011

Trinidad and Tobago launches music school to "revitalise diocese"

Trinidad and Tobago launches music school to "revitalise diocese"

“An initiative by and for young people, to stir things up a bit, and wake the church up”- this is how 22-year-old Keisha Baisden, Director of the newly-launched Music School, describes the initiative.

19 August 2011

Episcopal Church to mark 10th anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks

Episcopal Church to mark 10th anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks

Episcopal Church and other religious leaders are planning interfaith events to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks when almost 3,000 people perished after hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

18 August 2011