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October 2010: Visit of the Archbishop of Canterbury to Kolkata, North India

October 2010: Visit of the Archbishop of Canterbury to Kolkata, North India

News sent in by Pritty Sangma, IAWN  Member and Secretary of the Women’s Fellowship for Christian Service (WFCS) of the Church of North India, St Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata

25 November 2010

International Anglican Bible project aims to discover the church's role in battling climate change

International Anglican Bible project aims to discover the church's role in battling climate change

Members of the worldwide Anglican Communion are working together on a project to discover what the Bible tells the church about saving the planet from environmental damage. 

04 June 2010

Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas sermon at Canterbury Cathedral

Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas sermon at Canterbury Cathedral

This morning’s reading from the Letter to the Hebrews begins with the boldest and most unambiguous statement possible of what’s new and different about Christmas. 

25 December 2009

Environment Service at Westminster Central Hall, London

Environment Service at Westminster Central Hall, London

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, on Saturday 5th December gave an address at an Ecumenical Service at Westminster Central Hall, London, in the run up to Copenhagen.

09 December 2009

Archbishop of Canterbury's Statement on Los Angeles Episcopal Elections

Archbishop of Canterbury's Statement on Los Angeles Episcopal Elections

The election of Mary Glasspool by the Diocese of Los Angeles as suffragan bishop elect raises very serious questions not just for the Episcopal Church and its place in the Anglican Communion, but for the Communion as a whole.

06 December 2009

Archbishop of Canterbury's World AIDS Day Message 'A space for hope

Archbishop of Canterbury's World AIDS Day Message 'A space for hope

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has released his 2009 World Aids Day video, in which he speaks with the Revd Patricia Sawo, a church leader and mother from Kenya, about her experiences of living with HIV.

01 December 2009

Anglican - Roman Catholic Relations: A statement from the Informal Talks

Anglican - Roman Catholic Relations: A statement from the Informal Talks

Following the meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, at the Vatican on 21 November 2009, at which they reaffirmed their desire to strengthen ecumenical relations between Anglicans and Roman Catholics, a preparatory committee met on 23 November 2009 to prepare the third phase of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC).

26 November 2009

Statement on Democratic Republic of Congo violence

Statement on Democratic Republic of Congo violence

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of the Anglican Province of Congo and the Bishop of Winchester today voiced their concerns over the continuing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

 

19 November 2009

New Perspectives on Faith and Development

New Perspectives on Faith and Development

Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has set out the principles by which development agencies and faith communities can engage in dialogue to build trust and mutual understanding of their distinctive motivations in order to collaborate more effectively in tackling issues of justice and global poverty.

13 November 2009

Faith leaders - tackling climate change is a "moral imperative"

Faith leaders - tackling climate change is a "moral imperative"

 The Archbishop of Canterbury hosted a meeting of faith leaders and faith-based and community organisations at Lambeth Palace to discuss the response of faith communities to the environmental crisis. 

30 October 2009