Against long political odds, Episcopal, Catholic, and Protestant churches in the USA came together and successfully pushed a package through Congress to provide debt relief for poor countries.
18 November 1999
I have read with alarm and deep concern accounts of statements by the presidents of Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe which have become a provocation for the harassment and persecution of homosexual persons.
08 October 1999
Over the years many Americans have become Friends of Canterbury, the renowned English Cathedral steeped in history, and a centre of spirituality for the Christian world.
09 July 1999
The following text was issued during Bishop Griswold's visit earlier this week to the Russian Orthodox Church.
07 July 1999
Twenty-five years ago, Luisa Miller was living in Upper Montclair, NJ, when an extraordinary event in Philadelphia brought her back to church.
24 June 1999
Three of the seven dioceses of the Anglican Province of the Southern Cone welcomed Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, on his recent pastoral visits in South America. The stops included Northern Argentina, Bolivia, and Uruguay.
24 June 1999
At the recent Provincial Synod meeting of the Anglican Province (May 26-29, 1999) a move to allow the ordination of women as presbyters (priests) was narrowly defeated.
02 June 1999
Archbishop George Carey will visit the Province of Brazil and the Province of the Southern Cone (Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay), from May 12 - 27, 1999. Likely themes to be addressed include the environment and human rights, especially with regard to the poor and vulnerable, the street children and those deprived of the land.
13 May 1999
Presiding Bishop Frank T Griswold responded today to an open letter from six active primates and one retired primate which challenged what they perceived as a trend by some bishops in the Episcopal Church to ignore resolutions on sexuality passed at last summer's Lambeth Conference.
18 March 1999
Thank you so very much for your letter of fraternal concern regarding the reception of Lambeth resolutions on human sexuality and the authority of the Bible in some parts of the Episcopal Church in the United States. Joining me in this response are the nine members of my Council of Advice, each of whom was elected by that bishop's domestic province.
18 March 1999