The Governor General of Canada, Adrienne Clarkson, has put her faith at the centre of the new coat of arms designed for her. The arms were created and presented in a record 29 days, and include two red crosses from the arms of the Anglican Church of Canada.
19 January 2000
All Saints Anglican Church in Newtown, Trinidad, is planning to demolish its present crumbling and termite ridden bell tower, to replace it with a new state-of-the art tower containing two loud speakers linked to a digital sound system.
19 January 2000
One nine-year old boy has helped to make Christmas a better time for more than 200 children in some of the world's poorest countries. Will Hatheway of St Luke's Episcopal Church, Austin, Texas, masterminded his church's contribution to the Samaritan's Purse project.
17 January 2000
A pig, a boa constrictor, a penguin, a falcon, an ox, a llama, an owl, a tarantula, a rabbit, a tortoise, bees, cats, dogs and a camel. These were just some of the participants in a St Francis of Assisi celebration in the Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York
21 December 1999
The Anglican Church of Canada is facing a large number of claims for damages arising out of alleged abuse at residential schools.
21 December 1999
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) voted to enter full communion with the Episcopal Church at the Churchwide Assembly in Denver, Colorado, in August this year. Nearly 70% of over 1,000 voting delegates approved "Called to Common Mission".
21 December 1999
A major nation-wide project of the Episcopal Communicators Network in the United States is challenging parishes about the way they are catering for the needs of young people. "Stand up for Youth" looks at how to help young people, adults and churches face the stresses of modern teen life.
17 December 1999
The joy of the Wise Men is understandable. The Gift of Christ to our world is beyond our comprehension. Christmas is always a joyful time for Christians, a time to reflect, with thankfulness to God, upon the full richness of his gift to the world of the Word made Flesh.
16 December 1999
Peace and love from Venezuela. As you may have read in the press or watched on TV, here in Caracas we are going through the worst catastrophe in recent memory. Heavy rains for the last several days have produced floods and landslides of incredible magnitude.
12 December 1999
The Bishop of Southern Virginia, David C Bane, decided to take action when he realised that the clergy in his diocese didn't know each other very well. He began a series of gatherings, called "Noon to Noon with the Bishop"
19 November 1999