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Archbishop of Canterbury: Easter Sermon - 'Proof of the resurrection has to be lived, not argued

Archbishop of Canterbury: Easter Sermon - 'Proof of the resurrection has to be lived, not argued

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams reminds Christians that belief in God is about living in the reality of faith and the unselfish life, and not about opinions or philosophical proofs. In his Easter sermon delivered at Canterbury Cathedral, Dr Williams identifies St Paul as an early example of someone living the brave reality of faith, putting his life at risk for the sake of his belief and witness to the resurrection:

12 April 2009

Easter Messages from around the Communion

Easter Messages from around the Communion

Easter Messages from: Dr Phillip Aspinall – Anglican Church of Australia, Archbishop of Brisbane,Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori -The Episcopal Church, The Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil (IEAB), The Most Revd Alan Harper, OBE, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland

08 April 2009

Covenant Design Group Communique and latest draft text

Covenant Design Group Communique and latest draft text

The Covenant Design Group (CDG) met under the chairmanship of the Most Revd Drexel Gomez, former Primate of the Church in the Province of the West Indies, between 29th March and 2nd April, 2009, in Ridley Hall, Cambridge

08 April 2009

Communiqué: The Anglican Jewish Commission

Communiqué: The Anglican Jewish Commission

The third meeting of the Anglican Jewish Commission of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Chief Rabbinate of Israel took place at the offices of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel on 24th and 25th March 2009/ 28th and 29th Adar 5769.

07 April 2009

Renewing the Face of the Earth: Human Responsibility and the Environment

Renewing the Face of the Earth: Human Responsibility and the Environment

The Archbishop of Canterbury gave a lecture at the Ebor Lecture, York Minster, to spell out why respect for the environment is not an optional extra, particularly for Christians.

06 April 2009

Memorial Service for Victorian Bushfire victims

Memorial Service for Victorian Bushfire victims

To this Abbey Church of St Peter we come today, as many thousands have before us, to grieve enormous pain and loss, to remember those who have so tragically died and to affirm they will not be forgotten

06 April 2009

Anglican Consultative Council to meet in Jamaica

Anglican Consultative Council to meet in Jamaica

The Anglican Consultative Council, made up of lay people, clergy and bishops from the 38 Anglican Provinces of the Communion, meets in Kingston Jamaica May 1 - 13, to consider among other things, mission in the 21st century, the future structure of the worldwide Church, and theological education.

03 April 2009

In East Asia and the Pacific, Anglicans commit to action on climate change

In East Asia and the Pacific, Anglicans commit to action on climate change

With a pledge to work together in addressing pressing environmental concerns in East Asia and the Pacific, representatives from several Anglican provinces and mission agencies met March 23-26 in Hong Kong for a consultation on climate change, 

31 March 2009

Archbishop of Canterbury - Environment is 'an issue of justice

Archbishop of Canterbury - Environment is 'an issue of justice

The Archbishop of Canterbury will today use his Ebor Lecture in York Minster to spell out why respect for the environment is not an optional extra, particularly for Christians

27 March 2009

IAFN Newsletters

IAFN Newsletters

The decision taken by the Anglican Communion Office to suspend the publication of Anglican Episcopal World because of its cost has posed new challenges for the Family Network.

19 March 2009