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Archbishop Colin Johnson has been re-elected Metropolitan, or senior bishop, of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario. Archbishop Johnson, who is the bishop of the dioceses ...

The Rev. Canon Andrew Asbil, incumbent of the Church of the Redeemer, Bloor Street, has been named the new rector of St. James Cathedral and ...

A project is underway to help churches proclaim the Gospel through a medium that is becoming an increasingly dominant form of communication: the Internet. The ...

After a series of chemical explosions rocked three cities in China in August, killing hundreds of people and injuring many more, the Mandarin Fellowship of ...

The Sisterhood of St. John the Divine is inviting young women to spend a year living in “God’s rhythm.” The Sisters are inviting up to ...

When the photo of Alan Kurdi appeared in newspapers and on screens in early September, people around the world were united by a desperate desire ...

St. John, West Toronto has hired a youth minister whose job includes reaching out to LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) young people. The ...

The 156th Regular Session of Synod is coming up, and while motions are moved and seconded in a hotel ballroom in Richmond Hill, the conversation ...

The Diocese of Toronto has once again made a major commitment to helping those in need, earmarking $500,000 for refugee work. “It’s important for us ...

On a cool morning in late August, 24 cyclists gathered at All Saints, Sherbourne Street in downtown Toronto to hop on their bikes for a ...

In 2016, FaithWorks will celebrate 20 years of supporting Anglican-affiliated ministry in the Diocese of Toronto and beyond. Since its inception, FaithWorks has raised more ...

When Wycliffe College student Michelle Yeung started her summer placement at St. Paul L’Amoreaux in Scarborough, she had no idea of the pleasant surprise God ...

Canadians go to the polls on Oct. 19 to elect Members of Parliament and choose the country’s next government, and Anglicans are being encouraged to ...

Alex Himelfarb, the keynote speaker at the upcoming Outreach and Advocacy Conference, says tax cuts have eroded Canada’s ability to pay for health care, social ...

After this summer, the Rev. Canon Mark Kinghan will never take water for granted. Canon Kinghan, the incumbent of St. George on Yonge in north ...

The Rev. Christopher Greaves used to see the small yellow bus arrive in downtown Bowmanville on Friday or Saturday evening. The bus brought migrant farm ...

A symposium on mission and church growth, held in Toronto on June 22, heard about two new initiatives for the Anglican Communion. The first is ...

When Sandra Lewis spoke to her fellow parishioners at St. David, Lawrence Avenue, about the possibility of amalgamating with three other churches in Toronto’s west ...

Gillian Doucet Campbell describes herself as “the sort who likes to be useful.” When she saw the opportunity to be useful to a cause she ...

The prayers of a grateful church were offered at St. James Cathedral on July 8 in celebration of the life of Canon Dr. Robert Falby, ...

St. James Cathedral gave Toronto a special present this summer. But it came with a twist. During the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games, a ...

This year, Archbishop Colin Johnson delivered his annual Easter message in a new way – by YouTube video. At 6 a.m. on Easter morning, the ...

One of Canada’s foremost business leaders spoke passionately about his faith at the Bishop’s Company Dinner, held May 7 in Toronto. Prem Watsa, chairman and ...

Over the past three years, Guildwood Village in Toronto – and Holy Trinity church at the heart of the village – has been devastated by ...

The social justice team at St. Mary Magdalene, Toronto, hosted a discussion evening in April at which six “table speakers” shared their experiences of HIV ...

St. Olave, Swansea in Toronto received a $49,000 grant from the Our Faith-Our Hope campaign last summer to hire a children’s and youth minister for ...

On June 12, Major the Rev. Canon David Warren, incumbent of St. George, Allandale in Barrie, and parishioner Dr. Phil Burridge, a retired emergency ward ...