The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) and The Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) join with people and communities around the world in observing the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) on May 17, 2025.
We are writing to express our outrage regarding Israel’s ongoing attacks on the Palestinian people and to call on the government of Canada to use all diplomatic tools to push for an immediate flow of life-saving food, water, aid, fuel and humanitarian assistance.
The Anglican Church of Canada shares in the joy and sends prayers and well-wishes to our Catholic siblings in Christ on the election and appointment of Pope Leo XIV, the 267th Pope and Bishop of Rome.
At the spring meeting of the National House of Bishops, the bishops paused to recognize May 5, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and 2SLGBTQIA+ People, also known as Red Dress Day.
On behalf of the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), we congratulate you on your election as Prime Minister.
Easter is not one day in a year, but a whole season of gazing into the mouth of an empty tomb believing against all odds, and even in our fear, that the rolled-away stone opens a door of promise to a broken world.
With the faithful around the world, we join our hearts in prayer for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome.
On Palm Sunday, the world awakened to the shattering news that the Al Ahli Arab Hospital, an institution operated in Gaza City by the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, had, once again, been struck by Israeli missile attacks.
This Earth Day, we invite you to see God’s beloved world with Easter eyes, to hear the calls of Earth Day with Easter ears, to regard the work of climate justice as Easter work, and to celebrate Easter by renewing your commitment to love the earth.
Archbishop and Acting Primate Anne Germond (Anglican Church of Canada) and National Bishop Susan Johnson (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada) reflect on the new world order put in place by Christ’s resurrection.
This Easter, I share with you an important message that is at the heart of our faith and love for the Lord, a message of hope and salvation for the world.
Disruptions can be the bane of our existence. Sometimes they affect us momentarily and are a mere inconvenience; other times they are life-altering.
As we join with many in mourning the death of Prince Karim Aga Khan, I extend on behalf of the Anglican Church of Canada our deepest condolences to his family and to our Ismaili Muslim neighbours here in Canada and all over the world.
We welcome the January 19, 2025, temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. This is a first step and potentially a meaningful one toward a permanent ceasefire and peace in this fractured land.
In last month’s column I reflected on the Magi’s journey—both to and from the manger—emphasizing the significance of the paths we take after encountering the Christ child.