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The Primates Meeting 2003

The Primates Meeting 2003

The regular meeting of the Senior Archbishops and Presiding Bishops of the Anglican Communion will be held in the Diocese of Southern Brazil, 19-25 May 2003, at the Serrano Conference Centre, Gramado.

12 May 2003

SARS Virus affecting churchgoers

SARS Virus affecting churchgoers

Churches in Hong Kong, Singapore and Canada have been encouraged to make a number of changes in the way that services are conducted as a result of the recent outbreak of SARS. In Toronto, Canada, the congregation at St James' Anglican Cathedral has been served bread only at Communion.

01 May 2003

Easter Messages Focus on Iraq

Easter Messages Focus on Iraq

Easter sermons and messages from many Anglican religious leaders have, this year, concentrated on concerns for the Middle East and, in particular, Iraq.

23 April 2003

Archbishop of Canterbury's first Easter Sermon

Archbishop of Canterbury's first Easter Sermon

Mary Magdalene wants Jesus back as she remembers him; failing that, she wants his corpse in a definite place, she wants a grave she can tend.

23 April 2003

Initial Response to the Papal Encyclical, Ecclesia de Eucharistia, issued on Maundy Thursday, 17 Apr

Initial Response to the Papal Encyclical, Ecclesia de Eucharistia, issued on Maundy Thursday, 17 Apr

His Holiness the Pope has chosen an appropriate moment to draw the attention of all Christians to the central place of the Eucharist in the life of the Christian faithful, and eloquently expressed afresh the Roman Catholic understanding of this Sacrament.

23 April 2003

Sermon by Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams at the Cathedral Church of St.George the Martyr

Palm Sunday, 13 April 2003At the beginning of Holy Week, we stand with Jesus before the gates of a city. We know that once we have entered we shall be swept up in events that we cannot control and that will bring us to the very edge of what we can bear, as we walk with him to Calvary and the tomb. 

14 April 2003

Archbishop of Canterbury to visit Jerusalem for Palm Sunday

Archbishop of Canterbury to visit Jerusalem for Palm Sunday

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is to join Christians in Jerusalem for the start of Holy Week.

11 April 2003

Archbishop's statement on Christian-Muslim seminar

Archbishop's statement on Christian-Muslim seminar

The second Building Bridges seminar, drawing together Muslim and Christian scholars, has been meeting at Doha from 7-9 April 2003, at the invitation of His Highness Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the Amir of the State of Qatar.

10 April 2003

Archbishop's Statement on Christian-Muslim Seminar

Archbishop's Statement on Christian-Muslim Seminar

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, in his capacity as Convenor of the 2nd Building Bridges Christian-Muslim Seminar has issued a communique.

10 April 2003

The Meeting of the 8th Anglican Indigenous Network

The Meeting of the 8th Anglican Indigenous Network

The 8th Anglican Indigenous Network (AIN) gathering (31 March - 5 April) began with a traditional Maori welcome near the shores of Lake Rotorua, Aotearoa (New Zealand).

09 April 2003