I am so pleased to be with you for this Celebration on this Pentecost Sunday. Mind you, I feel a little like Christopher Columbus on such a day as this. It was said of him: "When he set out, he did not know where he was going; when he got there, he did not know where he was; when he returned home, he did not know where he had been."
13 June 2000
Very recently I was in the beautiful town of Rocamadour in southern France. It was there, in 1166, that the mummified body of a first-century hermit was found and pilgrims very quickly began to worship at the shrine of the little-known St Amadour.
13 June 2000
The Archbishop of Canterbury has appointed the Revd Andrew Wheeler as his Secretary for Anglican Communion Affairs.
06 June 2000
In January my wife Eileen and I were in South Africa, and we shall never forget the children's home we visited in Durban. It was the only home of its kind in that city, and it cared for young babies and children under five suffering from HIV/AIDS.
24 May 2000
Donald Coggan was Archbishop of Canterbury for only six years, 1974-80. Before that he had been Archbishop of York for thirteen years after a spell as Bishop of Bradford for five years. He brought to his episcopal ministry considerable experience in theological training both in Canada and England.
18 May 2000
"He will be remembered particularly for his remarkable contribution to the New English Bible and Revised English Bible, and for his unfailing support for the Council for Christians and Jews."
18 May 2000
The death has been announced today of Dr Donald Coggan, the former Archbishop of Canterbury. Dr Coggan, who died late yesterday, was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1974 to 1980.
18 May 2000
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey, on a two-day visit to war ravaged Sudan has challenged the country's leaders to demonstrate a new commitment to peace.
01 May 2000
Images and icons are powerful weapons. They communicate ideas and convey subliminal messages. I think of that arresting sign 'M' of MacDonalds displayed on the Champs-Élysées and taking the challenge of fast food right into the heartland of sublime traditional French cuisine.
23 April 2000
The full membership of the review body commissioned by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey, to examine the future development of the See of Canterbury is announced today.
18 April 2000