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Voting error reveals Canadian Synod did approve same-sex marriage motion

Contrary to initial reports, a recount of the vote to allow same-sex marriage in the Anglican Church of Canada showed that the motion was, in fact, passed.

13 July 2016

Canadian Anglicans reject same-sex marriage by one vote

The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada rejected proposals to permit same-sex marriages last night by a fraction of one percent.

12 July 2016

Bishops' consultation helps keep Communion together, says Canadian Primate

Four Primates and 20 bishops gathered in Accra, Ghana, recently for the seventh year of the “Bishop in Dialogue” consultations.

04 July 2016

Primate "encourage" by interest in Canadian General Synod

With General Synod set to begin in exactly three weeks, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, says he’s heartened by the interest and prayers of Anglicans.

17 June 2016

Anglicans respond to Canadian town's wildfire evacuation

The Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, has asked for “the prayers of the whole church” in response to a major wildfire in Alberta that has resulted in the town of Fort McMurray and neighbouring communities being subjected to an enforced evacuation as firefighters predict that much of the town will be destroyed.

05 May 2016

Easter message from Archbishop Fred Hiltz

An Easter message from the Most Revd Fred Hiltz, Archbishop of Canada

25 March 2016

Canada: Church outlines steps to implement UN Indigenous rights declaration

Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission published its final report in June 2015. Amongst its recommendations was a requirement for religious groups in Canada issue a statement no later than 31 March 2016, detailing how they will implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Archbishop Fred Hiltz delivered the Anglican Church of Canada’s response during a gathering at the Mohawk Chapel in the Diocese of Huron.

23 March 2016

Future role of Canadian church in Cuba unclear says Archbishop Hiltz

A year after the Episcopal Church of Cuba voted unanimously to return to The [American] Episcopal Church (TEC) following the normalization of relations between Cuba and the United States, it is still unclear how this will affect the relationship between the Cuban and Canadian Anglican churches, said Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.

09 March 2016

Week to go before UN climate talks start

The United Nations climate change conference – Cop21 – begins next week in Paris, and there will be a large Anglican and ecumenical presence at the two-week event to lobby for a fair deal for the world’s poorest people – those most affected by catastrophic changes in the world’s climate.

23 November 2015

"Deep pain" anticipated as Canada prepares to debate same sex marriage

The Bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada say that they recognise the “deep pain” that will be caused by next year’s General Synod vote on allowing same-sex marriage in Church; and question whether the Synod’s parliamentary-style procedures are “the most helpful way to discern the mind of the Church, or of the Spirit, in this matter.”

27 October 2015