The Presiding Bishop, the Most Rev. Frank T. Griswold, has agreed to the request by the Convocation of American Churches in Europe to permit them to elect the next Bishop in Charge of the Episcopal Churches in Europe.
14 December 2000
Archbishop of Wales, Most Rev Dr Rowan Williams, has used his advent message this year to call for a 'prayerful dialogue between the representatives of the Jewish, Muslim and Christian faiths' in the hope 'that progress just might be made' in addressing the terrible situation which has arisen in the Holy Lands of Israel and Palestine during recent months
14 December 2000
The Chairman, Lord Hurd, and his colleagues welcome views on the Review's terms of reference. This note explains why the Review was set up, and the areas in which it will be particularly - though not exclusively - helpful to have responses
06 December 2000
The work of the review team examining the future development of the Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury is about to enter a new phase. After spending several months gathering initial views and evidence, both at home and abroad, the review body under the chairmanship of Lord Hurd
06 December 2000
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrolment, when Quirin'i-us was governor of Syria. And all went to be enrolled, each to his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David
29 November 2000
Dr. Fawzy El Zefzaf & Dr. Ali El Simman, the Deputies of the Grand Sheikh of Al Azhar, Dr. Said Tantawi together with Bishop Mouneer H. Anis of the Anglican Church in Egypt and North Africa, Bishop Yohanna Kolta representing Patriarch Estaphenous II of the Roman Catholic Church in Egypt and Bishop Moses representing Pope Shenouda III, the Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church
20 November 2000
The Church in Wales has surveyed all its churches to identify resources that could help promote churches as tourist attractions. Every parish in Wales received a survey form from a group of tourism consultants. 'The preliminary results of this survey confirm that the Church in Wales has a superb opportunity to support and help churches develop strategies and maximise opportunities for ministering to visitors and pilgrims
10 November 2000
The last occasion on which I heard Robert Runcie speak in public was in support of an appeal for another Abbey, St Albans. There had been some muddle about who, precisely, was to speak and Robert modestly suggested that he was a mere substitute and he told a story about Archbishop Donald Coggan.
10 November 2000
One of the projects being supported by the Church in Wales Jubilee Fund is Rawdat El-Zuhur School, a Christian-run primary school in East Jerusalem. In addition to funding the provision of school dinners for children at the school, some schools in Wales have linked with Rawdat El-Zuhur, pupils corresponding through the exchange of e-mails
01 November 2000
Does Christianity hold the key to the crisis of morale in the teaching profession in Britain? That's what a unique web site and conference in Bristol, England, sets out to discover this month.
23 October 2000