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The Archbishop of Canterbury Visits the Faith Zone in the Millennium Dome

The Archbishop of Canterbury Visits the Faith Zone in the Millennium Dome

The Archbishop of Canterbury this afternoon (Wednesday 15 December) paid a visit to the Faith Zone at the Millennium Dome.

15 December 1999

Archbishop of Canterbury's Remarks at the Cold Weather Centre, Tavistock Square

Archbishop of Canterbury's Remarks at the Cold Weather Centre, Tavistock Square

I am very grateful to you for the opportunity to say a few words of thanks to all of you who have made it possible for me to see the work you do so well here today.

15 December 1999

The Church of England Diocese of Rochester Media Information

The Church of England  Diocese of Rochester Media Information

Christmas is always a time for parties and celebrations, and for catching-up with family and friends. This year, with the Millennium, we are also celebrating the 2000th anniversary of Jesus' birth - a birth which began when the Angel Gabriel came to Mary.

10 December 1999

Election of a New Archbishop of Wales

Election of a New Archbishop of Wales

The Electoral College of the Church in Wales, meeting at the Church of the Holy Trinity, Llandrindod Wells, has nominated the Rt Revd Dr Rowan Douglas Williams as Archbishop of Wales in succession to the Most Revd Alwyn Rice Jones who retired earlier this year.

07 December 1999

The Bishop in Europe's Christmas Message

The Bishop in Europe's Christmas Message

I greet you most warmly for the feast of the nativity of the Lord 1999. Christian faith today is not facing new threats, but old threats renewed, and I pray that the in the third millennium Christians will be led to announce the gospel together with a single united voice, so that the world may believe.

03 December 1999

Message from the Archbishop of Canterbury supporting the No One Alone Campaign

Message from the Archbishop of Canterbury supporting the No One Alone Campaign

Since the early days of his ordination the Archbishop of Canterbury and Mrs Carey have offered hospitality to people who found themselves alone during the year and especially at the time of the Church's great festivals, Easter and Christmas.

03 December 1999

Move threatens centuries of peace

Move threatens centuries of peace

The City of Nazareth, sacred to the Christian world for two thousands years, is facing developments that threaten the peaceful co-existence of Christians and Muslims that has endured over the last 500 years.

19 November 1999

New Life at St Andrew's Anglican Church, Moscow

New Life at St Andrew's Anglican Church, Moscow

In 1553 Czar Ivan the Terrible allowed "non-orthodox" services to be celebrated in Moscow for the English traders employed by the Russia Company. In 1882 construction started on St Andrew's, which is the only example of English Victorian church architecture in Moscow.

09 November 1999

Speech by Archbishop of Canterbury to the House of Lords

Speech by Archbishop of Canterbury to the House of Lords

To call attention to the role of religions in promoting international order and preventing international disorder.

15 October 1999

Speech by Archbishop of Canterbury to the Day Conference on Education focussing on Church Schools and Christian Teachers

Speech by Archbishop of Canterbury to the Day Conference on Education focussing on Church Schools and Christian Teachers

The Archbishop will host a major gathering today, 13th October 1999, of education experts and practitioners to emphasise the historic partnership of Church and State in education and to encourage the recruitment of more Christian teachers.

08 October 1999