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Pentecost embodies spirit of listening, liberation across language barriers

When the Anglican Journal asked clergy and scholars to explain the significance of Pentecost, it heard diverse interpretations reflective of…

Members of the Jews Say No to Genocide coalition arrive at a 2024 event described as a discussion against antisemitism and hate at the Pride of Israel Synagogue, where they were denied entry and police dragged several members away from the building. Photo: Lauren Moses Brettler

Anti-hate bill draws doubts from religious communities

Several religious groups and civil liberties organizations are expressing concerns about Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, which the House…

Percy O’Driscoll oversaw change and faced challenges with warmth, compassion

Archbishop O’Driscoll, who served as the 10th bishop of Huron and 15th metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Ontario, died…

B.C. clergy and church musicians travel to Yukon to strengthen northern ministry, mutual learning

Clergy from the Anglican diocese of New Westminster are heading back to Yukon for the second consecutive year as part…

Campus ministry helps students find connection and purpose

The Anglican Journal reached out to Anglican chaplains and students at universities across Canada, who highlighted the ability of campus…

Volunteers Marion Berube (left) and JoAnne Jenkins work in the kitchen at St. Matthew’s Cathedral, Timmins, a parish that provides food service and outreach to neighbours in need. Photo: George Cribbs

Northern Ontario Anglicans ‘just keep giving’ as homelessness crisis looms

Peggy Morrison began working at the Open Arms Café at the North Bay, Ont. parish of St. John the Divine…

Families play a game at a summer camp run by Karis Disability Services, the charity partnering with the diocese of Niagara to consult on their disability theology study process. Canon David Anderson, chair of the diocese's learning group, describes their camps as a source of many lessons about how to build communities of belonging. Photo: Victoria Gravesande

Diocese of Niagara begins disability theology work

A study group in the diocese of Niagara seeks to initiate a conversation about disability and belonging in the diocese,…

Bishop-elect Kathryn Otley (centre left) poses with Archbishop Anne Germond, metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Ontario (left) and fellow candidates in the episcopal election, Archdeacon Brian Kauk (centre right) and Archdeacon Monique Stone (right). Photo: Archdeacon Chris Dunn

Archdeacon Kathryn Otley elected bishop of Ottawa

The Anglican diocese of Ottawa has elected Archdeacon Kathryn Otley, currently the incumbent at All Saints’ Anglican Church Westboro, as…

Jonas Allooloo, key translator of first Inuktitut Bible, dead at 79

Canon Jonas Allooloo, former dean of St. Jude’s Cathedral in Iqaluit, Nunavut and a key member of the translation team…

Idlout’s smile conveyed warmth, welcome and a sense of humility that made anyone feel like family, says former Bishop of the diocese of the Arctic David Parsons. Photo: General Synod Archives

Paul Idlout: Hunter, bishop, brother

The Anglican Church of Canada’s first Inuit bishop, Paul Idlout, lived through a period of massive change in the Arctic…