In his lecture this evening in Hull, birthplace of William Wilberforce, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, will urge politicians to rediscover the moral energy and vision which inspired Wilberforce; defend the right of the citizen to call the state to account for its actions; and ask whether we still believe in the notion of "a moral state".
24 April 2007
The Archbishop met with the Vice-President of Burundi, Dr Martin Nduwimana, in London. The meeting took place at Lambeth Palace yesterday evening and the two discussed the continuing difficulties faced by Burundi after a 12-year civil war.
20 April 2007
The opening of a Geneva office in April 2007 hails a new phase for Anglican representation at the United Nations. Funded through a grant from the Anglican Communion, the office is a physical sign of Anglican commitment to the international humanitarian issues that are central to UN work in Geneva.
20 April 2007
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan WIlliams, has told an audience of theological students that both intensely liberal and ultra conservative readings of the Bible are 'rootless' and are limited in what they can contribute to the life of the church.
17 April 2007
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has announced that he intends to visit the United States this autumn in response to the invitation from the House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church.
17 April 2007
Good morning. As we've just been hearing, this week's news suggests that there is something about which we can literally take heart.
10 April 2007
El Arzobispo de Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, dice que todo el peso del fracaso humano no puede extinguir el amor creativo de Dios. En su Sermón de Pascua, predicado en la Catedral de Canterbury esta mañana (Domingo 8 de Abril, Fiesta de Resurrección), el Dr. Williams dijo que el conflicto y el fracaso son parte de la condición humana, pero que la muerte y resurrección de Jesús transforma completamente esa realidad:
10 April 2007
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams says that the whole weight human failure cannot extinguish the creative love of God. In his Easter sermon, to be preached at Canterbury Cathedral this morning [Sunday 8th April, Easter Day]
08 April 2007
A recent email enquiry to the NIFCON office began with this question based on the fact that the website had not been updated in a very very long time.
03 April 2007
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has said that the churches of the Anglican Communion must be safe places for gay and lesbian people.
28 March 2007