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The Archbishop of Canterbury's New Year Message

In his 2016 New Year message, Archbishop Justin Welby says Jesus's example shows us why we must love and welcome refugees and strangers.

01 January 2016

The Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas Sermon

Read Archbishop Justin Welby's Christmas sermon preached at Canterbury Cathedral this morning.

25 December 2015

Archbishop of Canterbury's ecumenical Christmas greeting

The Archbishop of Canterbury has sent a Christmas message to ecumenical partners and heads of churches around the world.

24 December 2015

London meetings build on ecumenical momentum from Paris

Capitalizing on momentum from the recent COP21 accord in Paris was the focus of a meeting of the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary, the Revd Dr Olav Fykse Tveit and the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Justin Welby, at Lambeth Palace in London on 16 December.

18 December 2015

Climbing a great hill: ACEN's reflections on the Paris climate talks

The Anglican Communion Environmental Network (ACEN) offers its reflections on the Paris Agreement on climate change using the words of Nelson Mandela: “After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb”.

18 December 2015

Praying for the Holy Land at Christmas

Anglicans and other Christians are being asked to pray for the peace of Jerusalem on Christmas Eve, using a special litany which has emerged from the Diocese of Jerusalem’s daily prayers at St George’s Cathedral.

18 December 2015

Archbishop of Canterbury welcomes Shia theologians to Lambeth Palace

The Archbishop of Canterbury has welcomed a group of Shia theologians to Lambeth Palace at the culmination of three days of dialogue with Christian theologians.

18 December 2015

"I would talk with Boko Haram" says Anglican Communion secretary general

The secretary general of the Anglican Communion, Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon, told the BBC’s HARDtalk programme that he would be prepared to talk with the leadership of Boko Haram – if their leadership could be identified.

17 December 2015

Further update on the European refugee crisis by United Society

Update on the latest situation facing refugees relocated from Idomeni, on the Greece-Macedonia border, to Athens where they face over-crowding and a lack of resources, by Max McClellan, who is helping to co-ordinate the response to the refugee crisis in Greece on behalf of the Anglican mission agency United Society (formerly USPG) and the Diocese in Europe.

16 December 2015

Christmas Message from the Anglican and Roman Catholic Primates of Ireland

A Joint Christmas Message from the Archbishops of Armagh: the Most Revd Richard Clarke and the Most Revd Eamon Martin

15 December 2015