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The Council of the General Synod has approved a new Transformation Task Force to lead church renewal efforts through six...
10/10/2025

The Council of the General Synod has approved a new Transformation Task Force to lead church renewal efforts through six pathways for change, part of a broader plan to ensure effective governance, strong ministry and responsible stewardship at the national level.

The Council of General Synod (CoGS) has approved key elements of a strategy for streamlining and updating the church, including a task force dedicated to pursuing the six pathways for change recommended by a primatial commission along with other groups working on the national office’s property, pr...

Secularism Minister Jean-François Roberge said August 28 that the provincial government would introduce a bill in the fa...
10/09/2025

Secularism Minister Jean-François Roberge said August 28 that the provincial government would introduce a bill in the fall to "strengthen secularism in Quebec, in particular by banning street prayers."

Anglican bishops in Quebec are strongly opposing a planned law that would ban prayer in public spaces, warning it would further erode human rights while criminalizing people of faith.

The Council of the General Synod (CoGS) has appointed Andrea Mann, the Anglican Church of Canada’s Global Relations dire...
10/08/2025

The Council of the General Synod (CoGS) has appointed Andrea Mann, the Anglican Church of Canada’s Global Relations director, as the new general secretary of General Synod effective Oct. 13.

Council of General Synod (CoGS) has appointed Andrea Mann, the Anglican Church of Canada’s Global Relations director, as the new general secretary of General Synod effective Oct. 13.

Rev. Peter Hamel, Anglican priest, environmental activist and former national affairs consultant for the Anglican Church...
10/07/2025

Rev. Peter Hamel, Anglican priest, environmental activist and former national affairs consultant for the Anglican Church of Canada, has been posthumously awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal for a lifetime of outstanding service in environmentalism, Indigenous rights and social justice.

The late Rev. Peter Hamel, Anglican priest, environmental activist and former national affairs consultant for the Anglican Church of Canada, has been posthumously awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal for a lifetime of outstanding service in environmentalism, Indigenous rights and social jus...

Bishop of London Sarah Mullally will be installed as Archbishop of Canterbury in March 2026—the first woman to hold the ...
10/05/2025

Bishop of London Sarah Mullally will be installed as Archbishop of Canterbury in March 2026—the first woman to hold the role. Archbishop and Primate Shane Parker said she embodies thoughtful Christianity, bringing balance, wisdom and compassion to a divided world.

Archbishop Shane Parker, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has called Bishop of London Sarah Mullally’s appointment as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury a “timely and inspired” choice for the primate of the Church of England and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

In his October column, Primate Shane Parker considers the "Creating Pathways" framework affirmed by the General Synod in...
10/01/2025

In his October column, Primate Shane Parker considers the "Creating Pathways" framework affirmed by the General Synod in June, highlighting the new vista of possibilities and hope it offers for the Church.

Sutherland is a sparsely populated part of northwest Scotland. As you travel there the roads get increasingly narrow and twisty, with only a single lane in many places.

National Indigenous Archbishop Chris Harper reflects on how, as children of God, we are called to move from the old to t...
09/29/2025

National Indigenous Archbishop Chris Harper reflects on how, as children of God, we are called to move from the old to the new—offering past burdens to God and opening ourselves to new life and possibilities.

FEATHER: Almighty God, we the children of your creation bless you for this new day and the time needed to do all that we are called to do.

In Jasper, Toronto, Vancouver and Mayo, climate disruption is no longer distant. As Nicholas Fournie writes, churches ar...
09/25/2025

In Jasper, Toronto, Vancouver and Mayo, climate disruption is no longer distant. As Nicholas Fournie writes, churches are learning to grieve creation’s wounds and to act in hope, offering refuge and resilience.

One year ago, fire swept through the mountain town of Jasper, Alta., reducing St. Mary and St. George Anglican Church to its stone foundation, ringed by ash and charred timbers. The absence of that sacred space lingers, a scar in the town’s centre and in the hearts of those who prayed there.

After a 44-year career, Bishop Mary Irwin-Gibson of Montreal retires Oct. 5. Among the first women priests in Quebec, sh...
09/25/2025

After a 44-year career, Bishop Mary Irwin-Gibson of Montreal retires Oct. 5. Among the first women priests in Quebec, she reflects on challenges, highlights and her hopes for the church’s future.

Bishop Mary Irwin-Gibson of the diocese of Montreal will retire Oct. 5 after a 44-year career in the church—including 10 years as diocesan bishop of Montreal.

Winnipeg’s 141-year-old Holy Trinity Anglican Church, a national historic site that was at risk of demolition last year,...
09/23/2025

Winnipeg’s 141-year-old Holy Trinity Anglican Church, a national historic site that was at risk of demolition last year, is now in the final stages of a heritage rehabilitation study to confirm potential repairs.

Winnipeg’s 141-year-old Holy Trinity Anglican Church, recognized by the federal government as a national historic site, is in the final stages of a heritage rehabilitation study carried out by two local firms to look at potential repairs estimated to cost $7 million.

St. Paul’s Bloor Street Anglican Church in Toronto revoked a booking by NDP leadership candidate Yves Engler for a room ...
09/22/2025

St. Paul’s Bloor Street Anglican Church in Toronto revoked a booking by NDP leadership candidate Yves Engler for a room to host a political rally after pressure to cancel the event.

St. Paul’s Bloor Street Anglican Church in Toronto approved, then revoked a booking by NDP leadership candidate Yves Engler for a room to host a political rally—after what both Engler and the leader of a Zionist group said was a pressure campaign by pro-Israel activists to cancel the event.

Newly appointed dean at Corner Brook cathedral steps down as protesters continue to demand reinstatement of former dean
09/19/2025

Newly appointed dean at Corner Brook cathedral steps down as protesters continue to demand reinstatement of former dean

The Rev. Kris Gosse, whom Bishop of Western Newfoundland John Organ appointed as dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Corner Brook after the bishop fired former dean Catherine Short—actions by which the provincial metropolitan found Organ violated misconduct policies—has resigned ...

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