Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/ National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:18:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/ 32 32 170042892 Bishop-elect of Anglican Military Ordinariate foresees rising need for chaplains amid Canadian rearmament drive https://anglicanjournal.com/bishop-elect-of-anglican-military-ordinariate-foresees-rising-need-for-chaplains-amid-canadian-rearmament-drive/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:18:48 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215564 Archdeacon Jennifer Gosse-Vingerhoeds was elected bishop ordinary of the Anglican Military Ordinariate on June 23.

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]]> 215564 2025 financial statements show stability, treasurer tells CoGS https://anglicanjournal.com/2025-financial-statements-show-stability-treasurer-tells-cogs/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:29:11 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215555 Strong investment performance largely offset a decline in operating revenues, the Anglican Church of Canada’s treasurer Beng Wee said in a report to Council of General Synod.

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]]> 215555 New mandate approved for national church’s communications work https://anglicanjournal.com/new-mandate-approved-for-national-churchs-communications-work/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:41:43 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215542 The Anglican Journal is part of overall communications strategy.

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]]> 215542 Task force to consider church AI policy https://anglicanjournal.com/task-force-to-consider-church-ai-policy/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:25:22 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215530 Church leaders agreed they need more information on generative AI technologies to draft guidelines on how they should or should not be used.

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]]> 215530 CoGS approves Emancipation Sunday resources https://anglicanjournal.com/cogs-approves-emancipation-sunday-resources/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:28:35 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215490 New liturgical and educational resources are available to help parishes celebrate Emancipation Sunday, which commemorates liberation struggles and recognizes the contributions of Black Anglicans.

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]]> 215490 National Youth Council terms of reference approved by CoGS https://anglicanjournal.com/national-youth-council-terms-of-reference-approved-by-cogs/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:04:33 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215514 Task force chair Paige Keller, a youth member of CoGS from the ecclesiastical province of Ontario, said she and the task force “hope that this work reflects an ongoing commitment to creating space for young people to participate more fully in the life, leadership and discernment of our church.”

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]]> 215514 Primate highlights actual, aspirational and attitude changes in church https://anglicanjournal.com/primate-highlights-actual-aspirational-and-attitude-changes-in-church/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:22:50 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215478 Church leadership and staff have been hard at work on the “unambiguous mandate” set by General Synod for a leaner, less expensive national structure, Parker said.

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]]> 215478 Former primate aids Western Newfoundland healing process following cancelled episcopal election https://anglicanjournal.com/former-primate-aids-western-newfoundland-healing-process-following-cancelled-episcopal-election/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:00:33 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215467 The diocesan executive council has invited Hiltz to facilitate discussion and reconciliation as a pastoral visitor following a cancelled election for a new bishop, originally scheduled for April 25.

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]]> 215467 ‘The one with a pipe’: Late Arctic bishop Chris Williams empowered Indigenous leaders https://anglicanjournal.com/the-one-with-a-pipe-late-arctic-bishop-chris-williams-empowered-indigenous-leaders/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:10:02 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215442 Bishop Chris Williams, who served as diocesan bishop of the Arctic from 1991 to 2002, died on May 16, six days before his 90th birthday.

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]]> 215442 Anne Boleyn as architect of the English Reformation: A conversation with Martha Tatarnic https://anglicanjournal.com/anne-boleyn-as-architect-of-the-english-reformation-a-conversation-with-martha-tatarnic/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:51:07 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=215390 A new book by Canon Martha Tatarnic seeks to re-affirm Anne Boleyn as a founding figure of the Anglican Church.

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