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Speech by The Most Reverend Richard Holloway, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church

Speech by The Most Reverend Richard Holloway, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church

In his book The Good Society Kenneth Galbraith, the Harvard economist, writes these words: There is the inescapable fact that the modern market economy accords wealth and distributes income in a highly unequal, socially adverse and also functionally damaging fashion.

22 September 1999

Statement by the Bishop of Edinburgh The Most Reverend Richard Holloway

Statement by the Bishop of Edinburgh The Most Reverend Richard Holloway

In his Presidential Address to the Anglican Consultative Council, meeting in Dundee at this time, the Archbishop of Canterbury expressed his disagreement with my new book Godless Morality.

15 September 1999

Pastoral note to Anglicans in Portugal concerning situation in East Timor

Pastoral note to Anglicans in Portugal concerning situation in East Timor

On 30th August the people of East Timor clearly expressed to the world their deepest willing of being free, independent and to rebuild their homeland.

14 September 1999

New Dean of St George's College Jerusalem Appointed

New Dean of St George's College Jerusalem Appointed

The Revd Stephen Woods of Fresh Ministries, Jacksonville, Florida, USA, has been appointed Dean of St George's College, Jerusalem by the Rt Revd Riah Abu El - Assal, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem.

06 August 1999

Mothers' Union Makes History - New Chief Executive is a Man

Mothers' Union Makes History - New Chief Executive is a Man

The Mothers' Union today revealed the appointment of their new Chief Executive, Reg Bailey. Bailey is the first man to have held this post in the Mothers' Union's 120-year history, and his appointment marks a significant moment for the organisation as they adapt to the challenges and opportunities of the new millennium.

22 July 1999

Archbishop of York to visit Romania

Archbishop of York to visit Romania

The Archbishop of York, Dr David Hope, is to visit Romania at the end of July. The Archbishop, who sponsors a Romanian child through the charity The Christian Children's Fund of Great Britain (CCF), will be visiting various charity projects during his visit.

19 July 1999

Comment on hospitality day held by the Archbishop of Canterbury

Comment on hospitality day held by the Archbishop of Canterbury

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey, today (29 June 1999) hosted a private consultation on issues relating to the place of gay and lesbian people in the life of the Church of England.

29 June 1999

New Organist for Westminster Abbey

New Organist for Westminster Abbey

The Dean of Westminster Abbey, the Very Revd Wesley Carr, has appointed a Roman Catholic to the prestigious post of organist and Master of the Choristers, at the world famous Anglican abbey.

07 June 1999

Canterbury Cathedral Choir has highly successful tour to North America

Canterbury Cathedral Choir has highly successful tour to North America

The Canterbury Cathedral Choir, under the direction of Cathedral Organist and Master of the Choristers David Flood, returned to North America for the first time in five years in April to make a highly successful fifteen-day tour of the US and Canada.

24 May 1999

Archbishop calls for tolerance in face of Kosovo refugee crisis

Archbishop calls for tolerance in face of Kosovo refugee crisis

The Archbishop of Canterbury, has appealed for tolerance towards refugees in the wake of the Kosovo tragedy. Dr Carey made his call only hours after the announcement that Britain is to accept a first group of 120 refugees from the Balkans.

21 April 1999