The Bishop of Leicester, the Rt Revdd Tim Stevens has appointed the first woman Provost in the Church of England. The Revd Vivienne Faull, who is currently vice-Provost and Canon Pastor of Coventry Cathedral, will take up the new post later this year.
25 March 2000
Following the timely intervention of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, former Primate of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa, progress has been made in the ongoing dispute that has affected the Episcopal Cathedral in Dundee, Scotland.
25 March 2000
The Missions to Seaman chaplain in Dunkerque, the Revd Tony Rimmer, recently appealed successfully to the President of France, Jacques Chirac, over the jailing of an Indian ship's master.
25 March 2000
One of 27 prestigious bursaries has been awarded to an Essex priest, the Revd Anthony Ward, who is vicar of Rainham with Wennington in the Diocese of Chelmsford, England.
25 March 2000
I am so glad to return to Belfast. I was last here in 1994, and I sense in this city, and in the Province as a whole, a renewed sense of hope and expectation about the future.
19 March 2000
Exactly eleven weeks ago, our world celebrated the beginning of the year 2000 AD. That event was marked in many ways and many contexts, but its true significance surely lies in the letters 'AD', Anno Domini, the year of our Lord.
18 March 2000
I am delighted to be with you for this weekend and I thank your Archbishop for his welcome and indeed for his remarkable ministry, not only in this country and the United Kingdom generally, but for his outstanding leadership in the Anglican Communion.
18 March 2000
After more than ten years a vision has become a reality. The Bishop of Cork, the Rt Revd Paul Colton, recently dedicated the "Wheels Ministry" trailer for the Church Army.
08 March 2000
Two things have brought Wales on to the front pages of the national newspapers in the past few weeks. First there was the crisis in the Assembly; and then there was the Waterhouse report on the North Wales children's homes.
06 March 2000
'Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others'. We have heard those inspiring words twice already this afternoon. They are not a call to arms, but a call to service. And it is the idea of service that lies at the very heart of our presence here today.
04 March 2000