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Suicide prevention resource for Indigenous Canadians to launch in 2016

A new initiative that will provide Indigenous clergy with resources to help fight what has been called an epidemic of suicides in some Indigenous communities will be launched in time for Lent, according to the Revd Nancy Bruyere, the Anglican Church of Canada’s suicide prevention co-ordinator for western Canada and the Arctic.

16 December 2015

Diocesan status given to Canada's Central Interior parishes

The Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior (APCI) have been recognised as a “territory” with the status of a diocese – 15 years after their former diocese of Cariboo was forced to close.

16 November 2015

Wife of Henry VIII wrote BCP prayer

A Canadian university professor has discovered that the prayer for the Monarch, contained in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer and retained by many provinces, in one form or another, was written by Katherine Parr, the last wife of Henry VIII, and selected for use in the BCP by Queen Elizabeth I.

12 November 2015

"Deep pain" anticipated as Canada prepares to debate same sex marriage

The Bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada say that they recognise the “deep pain” that will be caused by next year’s General Synod vote on allowing same-sex marriage in Church; and question whether the Synod’s parliamentary-style procedures are “the most helpful way to discern the mind of the Church, or of the Spirit, in this matter.”

27 October 2015

Canadian bishops embrace indigenous "calls to action" as "hope for a brighter and better future"

The bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada have welcomed the “calls to action” from the country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and say that they “remain deeply committed to walking in partnership with Indigenous peoples.”

27 October 2015

Primate's joy as united churches unite

The Primate of Canada has welcomed the new full communion agreement between the Canadian-based United Church of Canada and the US-based United Church of Christ.

22 October 2015

New Anglican Communion video highlights need for Christians to live out their faith

Anglican Witness video puts spotlight on challenges in the Anglican Communion churches.

22 October 2015

Canadian college launches training program for Indigenous leaders

Traditional seminary training has often left Indigenous theology students in a state of “befuddlement” – but a new program at the University of Toronto’s Wycliffe College may help break that pattern, the Anglican Church of Canada’s national Indigenous bishop says.

16 October 2015

New monastic project calls young women to grow in Christ

Women aged between 22 and 40 are being invited to “spend a year in God’s rhythm” while they learn to pray, serve others and study, while living in intentional community alongside the Sisterhood of Saint John the Divine in Toronto, Canada.

12 October 2015

Anglican Church of Canada election resource highlights climate change threat

Caring for creation is urgent theological and spiritual challenge, says ACEN secretary

02 October 2015