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Archbishop of Canterbury - universities have 'essential role' in public life

Archbishop of Canterbury - universities have 'essential role' in public life

Universities fulfil an essential role and responsibility in building up a healthy society, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams has argued.

13 October 2006

New Westminster Report Released

New Westminster Report Released

The Archbishop of Canterbury's PANEL OF REFERENCE (POR) for the Anglican Communion report on the Diocese of New Westminster is now available at the following link on the Anglican Communion Website:

13 October 2006

China emerging as senior partner in the fellowship of nations

China emerging as senior partner in the fellowship of nations

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams has spoken of China's immense potential in working to solve the world's problems. Speaking at a reception for a Chevening scholars reunion in Nanjing on the 10th October, Dr Williams emphasised that China had its place in a future which will require nations to work together more than ever

12 October 2006

Global Fundraising Campaign Launched to Save Canterbury Cathedral

Global Fundraising Campaign Launched to Save Canterbury Cathedral

£50 million is urgently needed to save Canterbury Cathedral. A global fundraising campaign to finance an extensive conservation and development programme for the Cathedral has been launched today.

05 October 2006

Ugandan Woman appointed Anglican Communion Observer at the United Nations

Ugandan Woman appointed Anglican Communion Observer at the United Nations

Mrs Hellen Grace Wangusa, the United Nations Africa Co-ordinator of the Millennium Development Goals, has accepted the call to be the next Anglican UN Observer. 

03 October 2006

Kigali follow up

Kigali follow up

I thank God for the fellowship I enjoyed with my brother Primates of CAPA and the Global South, in Kigali last week, as we shared concerns about the Anglican Communion and other matters of common interest.

28 September 2006

Global South Primates Meeting - Kigali Communique

Global South Primates Meeting - Kigali Communique

As Primates and Leaders of the Global South Provinces of the Anglican Communion we gathered at the Hotel des Mille Collines in Kigali, Rwanda, between 19th and 22nd September 2006

22 September 2006

Zambian priest is appointed Anglican Communion Mission and Evangelism Officer

Zambian priest is appointed Anglican Communion Mission and Evangelism Officer

In a new co-operative venture with the Church Mission Society (CMS), the Revd Canon Kenneth Kearon, Secretary General of the Anglican Communion Office (ACO) is delighted to announce the appointment of the Revd John Kaoma Kafwanka as Mission and Evangelism Desk Officer for the Anglican Communion

20 September 2006

News briefing from Lambeth Palace

News briefing from Lambeth Palace

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams appeared on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme yesterday morning (18th September 2006) to talk about the Children's Society's The Good Childhood Inquiry which is being launched yesterday. He was interviewed by James Naughtie; a transcript of the interview appears below.

19 September 2006

Nation Urged to join UK's First Inquiry on Childhood

Nation Urged to join UK's First Inquiry on Childhood

The Children's Society launches the UK's first independent national inquiry into childhood today (Monday 18 September) with a call for evidence amid increasing concerns about the state of modern childhood.

18 September 2006