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Archbishop's BBC 'Thought for the Day': "if all you have is a gun, everything is a target"

Archbishop's BBC 'Thought for the Day': "if all you have is a gun, everything is a target"

In his final Thought for the Day this morning on BBC Radio 4, the Archbishop of Canterbury talks about the recent killings in Connecticut and discounts the argument often put forward that "it's not guns that kill, it's people"

22 December 2012

A message to ACNS readers about Anglican World magazine

A message to ACNS readers about Anglican World magazine

The Anglican Communion News Service has always been the digital half of package that aimed to deliver the best stories of Anglican life and ministry. The other half was Anglican World magazine.

18 December 2012

Archbishop of Canterbury's BBC Radio 2 'Pause for Thought' message

Archbishop of Canterbury's BBC Radio 2 'Pause for Thought' message

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has spoken on BBC Radio 2’s Pause for Thought programme about the positive effects that social media can offer to small initiatives by bringing them to a larger audience

18 December 2012

England: Shrinking the Footprint initiative launches eNews for Clergy

England: Shrinking the Footprint initiative launches eNews for Clergy

A new eNews service direct from Shrinking the Footprint will keep Church of England clergy up to date with news and views on greening their churches and communities.

17 December 2012

Archbishop of Canterbury - Older people 'are still participants in society, not passengers'

Archbishop of Canterbury - Older people 'are still participants in society, not passengers'

In his final appearance in the House of Lords as Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams leads a debate about the place and contribution of older people in society.

17 December 2012

Protection of uprooted people is integral to religions

Protection of uprooted people is integral to religions

The World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary welcomed the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Dialogue on Protection Challenges with the theme of "Faith and Protection" which was held 12-13 December 2012 at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

14 December 2012

More than a prayer: Faith communities' response to sexual violence

More than a prayer: Faith communities' response to sexual violence

In a joint World AIDS Day article for New Statesman magazine online, Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS, discuss how faith communities are tackling gender based violence.

11 December 2012

Communique from the Anglican Communion - Al Azhar Al Sharif Interfaith Dialogue

The dialogue committee composed of a delegation from the Anglican Communion and from Al Azhar Al Sharif held its 10th Annual meeting in Cairo on 20 November 2012 corresponding to 6 Moharram1434

10 December 2012

Vatican welcomes appointment of new Anglican Centre director

Vatican welcomes appointment of new Anglican Centre director

The Pontifical Council for the Promoting Christian Unity has welcomed the appointment of a new director for the Anglican Centre in Rome and representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Vatican

07 December 2012

Monsoon flood victims in Pakistan remain in critical need

Monsoon flood victims in Pakistan remain in critical need

Communities which are still struggling and recovering from 2010 and 2011 floods were again recently affected by heavy rain, hill torrents and canal breaches

06 December 2012