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First published in 1875, we are the national newspaper of the Anglican Church of Canada.

07/24/2025

Journal correspondent Hadani Ditmars takes us into the heart of the only Anglican church in Iraq, a sanctuary where diverse communities pray together amid lingering grief and guarded resilience.

St. George’s Anglican Church in Baghdad—the only Anglican church in Iraq—has always offered a window into the state of things in this often troubled nation, which is still recovering from more than three decades of war, sanctions and invasions.

07/17/2025

"Nobody really wants a scenario where systems are acting without a clear understanding of a human who's overseeing these systems ... We need to ensure that we aren't treated as a set of zeros and ones."
Project Ploughshares' Branka Marijan talks with the Journal on the dangers of AI-controlled weapons.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved in recent years from the realm of science fiction to a part of everyday life, incorporated into everything from search engines to virtual assistants to generative tools and used in a wide variety of settings, including the church. One rapidly expanding use of A...

07/15/2025

Emancipation Sunday, canonical changes and charitable donation drives: a roundup of other news from the Anglican Church of Canada's June General Synod.

General Synod voted June 29 to put a dollar limit on the amount of money officers of General Synod can spend on church business without approval from CoGS or General Synod itself. The resolution requires them to ask permission from CoGS or from General Synod before making any financial commitment fo...

07/10/2025

“Youth deserve a space where they can put their heads together and work together on how to help the church prosper tomorrow,” youth member Noah Skinner said in calling for a National Youth Council.

A National Youth Council to advise Council of General Synod (CoGS) may soon be a reality after General Synod voted June 29 to endorse creation of such a body and ordered CoGS to develop an implementation plan, as well as to consider a change that would allow for two youth members on CoGS per ecclesi...

07/10/2025

Anglicans are being urged to write to their MPs after General Synod backed calls for a complete arms embargo on Israel and voiced solidarity with people suffering in Gaza and the West Bank.

The primate and all Canadian Anglicans should write to government officials calling for a full and immediate arms embargo on Israel, General Synod said in a resolution it passed June 29, along with a second resolution expressing “support for those in the Land of the Holy One.”

07/09/2025

Bishop of Western Newfoundland John Organ says he will not follow recommendations from his provincial metropolitan, who found that the bishop violated misconduct policies, to re-instate a fired cathedral dean and complete the last three months of his episcopate on sabbatical leave.

07/08/2025

Support for a Q***r Interfaith Coalition letter gained strong backing at General Synod, with members amending the motion to uphold differences of belief around same-sex marriage.

General Synod passed a resolution June 29 endorsing an open letter to the Canadian government from the Q***r Interfaith Coalition, an organization which supports LGBTQ+ acceptance across different religious groups, which says it is “reclaiming the religious voice from those who have sought to weap...

07/04/2025

Last week, the General Synod debated a resolution restricting non-disclosure and non-disparagement agreements (NDAs) in cases of sexual misconduct, with some calling them contrary to the gospel and others warning of legal consequences. The issue now moves to CoGS for further review.

General Synod has referred to the Council of General Synod (CoGS) a resolution which would significantly curtail the circumstances under which the leaders of General Synod are able to make use of non-disclosure or non-disparagement agreements (NDAs) in cases of sexual misconduct. The resolution, mov...

07/04/2025

In a service blending tradition and transformation, Archbishop Shane Parker was installed as primate June 29, pledging deep change in the Anglican Church of Canada and expressing solidarity with the people of Gaza.

Archbishop Shane Parker was installed as the 15th primate of the Anglican Church June 29 in a ceremony at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, Ont. Parker was elected June 26 when his name was added to the third ballot after members of General Synod called for additional candidates.

06/29/2025

With resolutions on diaconal theology and practice, the introduction of the Feast of the Creator, and official recognition of a thematic lectionary stream, General Synod laid groundwork for renewed ministry and formation across the church.

The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada passed three motions coming from its Faith, Worship and Ministry (FWM) department June 27—adopting and commending the 2025 Theological Statement on the Diaconate, commending a document on best practices for deacons and adopting a thematic stream o...

06/29/2025

A proposed move to a new shared national office space in Toronto, and the $8.18-million lease signed to secure it, sparked concerns about financial oversight and spending at General Synod this week in London, Ont.

Hard questions flew at a special session of General Synod June 28 in which members asked whether the church could get out of its commitments to an $8.18-million, five-year lease for a new national office—the answer to which remains uncertain, General Synod’s chancellor said, pending the results ...

06/29/2025

By endorsing a resolution rooted in disability theology, General Synod has committed to building a more inclusive Church. The work will involve national study, ecumenical cooperation and engagement with lived experiences of disability.

Council of General Synod (CoGS) will work with ecumenical partners to encourage the study of principles of accessibility and inclusion across the Anglican Church of Canada, including the tenets of disability theology, after General Synod voted for an amended resolution June 25.

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