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Canon Patrick Yu elected suffragan bishop of Toronto

Canon Patrick Yu elected suffragan bishop of Toronto

The Anglican Church of Canada has its first bishop of Asian descent - Canon Bishop-elect Patrick Yu.

10 January 2006

ERD Continues to Aid Communities in Pakistan devasted by Earthquake 05

ERD Continues to Aid Communities in Pakistan devasted by Earthquake 05

As heavy snow and rain fall in areas of Pakistan impacted by last October's earthquake, Episcopal Relief and Development continues its support aiding communities most affected by the deadly earthquake. 

10 January 2006

Anglican Church of El Salvador Ordains Woman to Priesthood

Anglican Church of El Salvador Ordains Woman to Priesthood

San Salvador - The Anglican Episcopal Church of El Salvador ordained this Tuesday the Rev'd Amy Denny Zuninga as a priest.

05 January 2006

Jesus' birthplace featured in new Episcopal Church documentary

Jesus' birthplace featured in new Episcopal Church documentary

Pilgrims transformed by 'Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus' - Bethlehem looks much different in person than most Christmas cards or carols suggest.

21 December 2005

Mary document' is focus for continuing reflection

Mary document' is focus for continuing reflection

Dialogue engages U.S. Anglicans, Roman CatholicsAs Christmas approaches and Christ's Nativity story is retold, U.S. Anglicans and Roman Catholics continue their reflection on 'Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ,' a document published out of a five-year study process engaging the two faith communities.

20 December 2005

New York Episcopal Priest Returns from Iran

New York Episcopal Priest Returns from Iran

Manhattan resident Sister Ellen Francis, has just returned from a 10-day fact-finding and friendship mission to Iran, organized by the Fellowship of Reconciliation

20 December 2005

Holocaust 'no myth,' Presiding Bishop affirms

Holocaust 'no myth,' Presiding Bishop affirms

Mindful of this season of Advent when Christians seek to share in "one another's suffering," Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold condemned a December 14 statement in which Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad called the Holocaust a myth created by Europeans.

16 December 2005

For Anglicans in Mexico, celebrations are a way of life

For Anglicans in Mexico, celebrations are a way of life

For most Episcopalians, All Saints' and All Souls' Days are relatively somber feasts -- a time for quiet remembering of departed loved ones and a commemoration of heroes of the faith.

15 December 2005

Indigenous Anglicans move towards self-determination

Indigenous Anglicans move towards self-determination

Canadian indigenous Anglicans' desire to form a self-determining community within the church took a step forward last summer when the 5th Sacred Circle approved a declaration calling for a native national bishop to be elected with a year.

01 December 2005

Residential schools agreement is 'good news' for everyone

Residential schools agreement is 'good news' for everyone

The announcement of a comprehensive agreement on native residential schools issues is good news for the Anglican Church and good news for Canada's indigenous people, Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada says. Archbishop Hutchison hailed Ottawa's promise of generous compensation for people who attended the Indian Residential Schools and said the Anglican church remains committed to its work in healing and reconciliation with indigenous people.

25 November 2005