'This is not an anomaly. By 'declaring war on terror' President Bush is perversely applying the rules of engagement which apply in a war situation. But the prisoners are not being regularly visited by the Red Cross or Red Crescent, which is required by the Geneva Convention.
24 February 2006
Information on the rich documentary heritage of the Church of England is now only a click away with the launch of a dedicated Libraries and Archives section on the Church of England's popular website.
23 February 2006
Ugandan Archbishop Janani Luwum was murdered on 17 February 1977 for standing up to dictator Idi Amin. The Archbishop Janani Luwum Trust will be launched in Westminster Abbey this Saturday, 18 February.
17 February 2006
In an interview with Episcopal News Service, the Rt. Rev. Riah Abu El-Assal, Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem, speaks about the relationship between the Episcopal Church and the Diocese of Jerusalem and responds to the January 25 Palestinian elections, when the Islamic militant group, Hamas, won a landslide victory.
13 February 2006
'This world will one day pass away and the ecclesiastical structures on which we expend so much time and energy, important though they are, will pass away with it. In the light of this fact, we need to give the highest priority to deepening the quality of our love for the other members of the Body of Christ
09 February 2006
We congratulate the Palestinian people for their democratic performance in the recent parliamentary elections. We express our respect and our support to the will of the people expressed in these elections. We congratulate all those who were elected.
01 February 2006
Southern Cathedrals Festival (SCF) 2006, the popular annual five day festival of choral music which features the choirs of Chichester, Salisbury and Winchester Cathedrals, is hosted by Salisbury Cathedral from 19 - 23 July with David Halls as Festival Director for the first time.
24 January 2006
The Rt. Rev. Riah Abu El-Assal: Allow me first and foremost to wish you a most blessed Christmas and a peaceful 2006. May it be the year of the turning-point in relations world-wide, but in particular here in His Land, in the Land of the Holy One, whose birth in Bethlehem we remember and celebrate, whom we remember with thanks.
16 January 2006
A Church of England group is proposing a way forward aimed at both permitting women to become bishops - should General Synod vote in favour of this - and of preserving the maximum amount of unity within the Church
16 January 2006
Celebrating Sacred Space' is the title of a national series of study days being organised by the Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham this Spring, as part of the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Restoration of the Shrine.
10 January 2006