Pray for South Sudan

The following is an appeal from Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada:

At the request of the Primate of South Sudan and Sudan, Archbishop Daniel Deng Bul Yak, I am issuing this urgent call for prayer for South Sudan.

Be Close to Jesus

An address by Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, delivered on New Year’s Day 2014 at Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa.

A New Year’s message of unity

National Bishop Susan Johnson of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada and Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, share a New Year’s greeting with Lutherans and Anglicans across Canada.

Christmas 2013 — O Little Town of Bethlehem

In 2009 I visited Bethlehem in the Holy Land.
I remember bending over, as everyone must, to pass under the tiny doorway that takes you into the Church of the Nativity. I remember standing in Manger Square with hundreds of pilgrims from around the world.

Joy to the World: A Christmas message

Continuing a yearly tradition that has become a warm reminder of the full communion partnership enjoyed by their two churches, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC), and National Bishop Susan Johnson of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) share a joint Christmas video message with Lutherans and Anglicans across the country.

Nelson Mandela. PHOTO REUTERS/MIKE HUTCHINGS

The Primate reflects on Nelson Mandela

Today the world mourns the passing of one of the greatest men of our times. Nelson Mandela’s life is the story of the prisoner who became the president of his beloved country. He is the icon of South African’s long road to freedom from apartheid. He is “the father of our nation”, writes Desmond Tutu, “the pride of our people.”

‘A step along the path’

The following is a statement from Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Archbishop Michael Peers’ apology to the survivors of residential schools.