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Sr Constance, educator and advocate, dies at 109

Sr Constance Elizabeth Murphy, the oldest nun at the Sisters of St John the Divine (SSJD) convent in Toronto died peacefully on 2 Aug 2013

09 August 2013

The Importance of Role Models

At the gift shop at Cape Coast Castle, I picked up a copy of The Girl Who Can and Other Stories, by Ama Ata Aidoo

08 August 2013

Landmark apology lives on

Abp Michael Peers, former primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, today said that much has changed in the church’s relationship with First Nations people

08 August 2013

Partners collaborate to bring Umoja to Guyana

Awaken Guyana is a programme of workshops launched by the Anglican Alliance with the Mothers' Union to train diocesan co-ordinators how to mobilise their churches and local communities.

06 August 2013

An activist, an Anglican, a political leader

At a time—at least in Canada—when having an active faith is considered a liability for politicians, Elizabeth May stands out for being openly Anglican. 

06 August 2013

New Jersey church offers 'flash mob'-style Worship Without Walls

From the weekends of Memorial Day through Labor Day, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Montclair is holding 5:00 p.m. Sunday Eucharists in public, outdoor spaces.  Similar to “flash mobs,”

06 August 2013

Episcopal Church sends out 28 young adults as missionaries

Twenty-eight young adults from 24 Episcopal Church dioceses will be serving as missionaries in the Young Adult Service Corps (YASC) for the 2013-2014 term in locales throughout the Anglican Communion, including 19 new ministries.

02 August 2013

Final report from the World Anglican Youth Encounter in Rio

For the last week, a small group of 8 Anglican young adults from 5 countries have been in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the World Anglican Youth Encounter.

02 August 2013

US clergy face arrest in Social Justice protest

It’s not every day a bishop receives a courtesy call from one of his priests letting him know he plans to get arrested.

01 August 2013

Washington National Cathedral vandalized with green paint

One or more people splashed green paint the afternoon of July 29 in Washington National Cathedral’s historic Bethlehem Chapel.

31 July 2013