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Church responds to ice storms

Church responds to ice storms

Following the devastating ice storms hitting Canada the Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada issued the following letter to the Canadian bishops.

18 January 1998

Church response to Government apology

Church response to Government apology

The Canadian federal Government has taken a useful first step in apologising to indigenous peoples for the harm they suffered at residential schools, but it must remain open to other remedies that may be required or sought, according to Archdeacon Jim Boyles, General Secretary of the Anglican Church of Canada.

18 January 1998

A Canadian Anglican Niche in the Land mine process

A Canadian Anglican Niche in the Land mine process

Niche diplomacy - concentrating our available resources and influence on areas where we can actually make a difference is what Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy has been practising in the Ottawa Process around landmines. Two stories that lay together on a PWRDF desk give some clues as to a Canadian Anglican niche in the world-wide efforts to address landmine issues. Both are from Maputo, Mozambique.

12 January 1998

Canadian Bishops agree about statement on sexuality

Canadian Bishops agree about statement on sexuality

Canada's Anglican bishops, meeting this week approved the following statement which updates their 1979 guidelines dealing with the ordination of homosexual persons and pastoral relationship with the homosexual community.

31 October 1997

Anglican Bishop Offers New Hopes for Reducing Religious Strife

Anglican Bishop Offers New Hopes for Reducing Religious Strife

Canadian Anglican bishop, Michael Ingham, whose theological studies and travels have taken him to India, China, Israel, Great Britain, Europe, and the United States has written a startling new book to show how Christians and people of other faiths can work toward mutual understanding and acceptance, and advance the cause of world peace.

21 October 1997

Bishops Defend Rights of Homosexuals

Bishops Defend Rights of Homosexuals

Anglican Bishops in the Province of British Columbia have sent the following letter to the province's premier, the Hon. Glen Clark:

21 July 1997

Anglican Paper Wins Award

Anglican Paper Wins Award

The Anglican Journal was voted the best national or international newspaper at the recent Associated Church Press awards in Chicago, Illinois. The Associated Church Press is a North American organisation of 178 publications with a combined circulation of 30 million.

02 May 1997

Bishops Surveyed on Changing Guidelines for Ordaining Homosexuals

Bishops Surveyed on Changing Guidelines for Ordaining Homosexuals

Two-thirds of Canadian Anglican bishops surveyed recently favour some change to their 1979 guidelines on the ordination of homosexual persons, but they have continued to uphold the guidelines "in principle".

02 May 1997

House of Bishops Discuss Ordination of Homosexuals

House of Bishops Discuss Ordination of Homosexuals

(Anglican Church of Canada statement). Background: The House of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada met April 14 to 18 in Mississauga. Since 1991, the House has been committed to reviewing the basis of its 1979 guidelines on the ordination of homosexual persons.

25 April 1997

Canada: Anglicans Urges to Boycott US Holidays

Canada: Anglicans Urges to Boycott US Holidays

Canadian Anglicans are being encouraged to boycott all US holiday destinations and visit Caribbean venues instead, as a protest against US policy on Cuba.

17 January 1997