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Homily of Jean Vanier at Lambeth Vigil (Second Service)

Homily of Jean Vanier at Lambeth Vigil (Second Service)

Before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knowing that his time had come to depart from this world and to return to the Father, having loved his own, he loved them fully, he loved them to the end.

04 August 1998

Sub-section on international debt drafts letter to World Bank president

Sub-section on international debt drafts letter to World Bank president

Twenty-two of the 36 bishops in the Lambeth Conference sub-section addressing international debt have sent a letter and five-page commentary to World Bank President James Wolfensohn to raise questions about the bank's approach to international debt.

04 August 1998

Lambeth Conference backs spirit of unity in first business plenary

Lambeth Conference backs spirit of unity in first business plenary

The Lambeth Conference sent a strong message of commitment to church unity Tuesday (August 4, 1998).

04 August 1998

Address of Jean Vanier at Lambeth Vigil (First Service) 30 July 1998

Address of Jean Vanier at Lambeth Vigil (First Service) 30 July 1998

I think you can imagine how moved I am to share with you, and how touched I was when I received the invitation from the Archbishop of Canterbury. I felt very moved because you are the good shepherds of the Anglican Communion, and the shepherds of an immense flock of disciples of Jesus.

03 August 1998

Britain's Millennium Resolution never intended to be a Christian prayer

Britain's Millennium Resolution never intended to be a Christian prayer

The Millennium Resolution calls on the British public to make a new start in the year 2000, but it does not mention God because it is not a prayer, its ecumenical authors declare.

03 August 1998

Nine senior bishops call for end to ordinations of practicing homosexuals

Nine senior bishops call for end to ordinations of practicing homosexuals

Conservative bishops are keeping up the pressure for the Lambeth Conference to take a stand against the ordination of practicing homosexuals.

03 August 1998

Section One report raises up Anglican peacemaking role

Section One report raises up Anglican peacemaking role

In a draft report both horrifying and compelling, the sub-section of Section One focussed on human rights challenges the Anglican Communion to continue its heritage as a church of peacemakers and prophets.

03 August 1998

Lambeth draft report calls for extra powers for Primates Meeting

Lambeth draft report calls for extra powers for Primates Meeting

The powers of international Anglican church leaders may be strengthened if a draft resolution to be debated this week at the Lambeth Conference is approved. Under the draft proposal, the biennial meeting of Anglican primates (provincial church leaders) could be asked to intervene with local churches in the case of "exceptional emergency."

03 August 1998

Commitment to visible unity highlights Section Four Report

Commitment to visible unity highlights Section Four Report

Calling for a re-commitment to the historic Anglican concern for the visible unity of the Church and also the unity of the human community, the draft report from Lambeth's Section Four identifies "humility, gentlene

03 August 1998

Lambeth Section Two report focuses on mission and evangelism

Lambeth Section Two report focuses  on mission and evangelism

Mission and evangelism are like two sides of a coin for Christians, as "all are called and all are sent" to live and proclaim the Good News, according to the draft report of the Lambeth Conference's Section Two.

03 August 1998