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Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas Sermon - 'join the human race this Christmas'

Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas Sermon - 'join the human race this Christmas'

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is urging people to go and ‘join the human race’ this Christmas and become agents of transformation and renewal. 

25 December 2012

Archbishop's BBC 'Thought for the Day': "if all you have is a gun, everything is a target"

Archbishop's BBC 'Thought for the Day': "if all you have is a gun, everything is a target"

In his final Thought for the Day this morning on BBC Radio 4, the Archbishop of Canterbury talks about the recent killings in Connecticut and discounts the argument often put forward that "it's not guns that kill, it's people"

22 December 2012

Archbishop of Canterbury's BBC Radio 2 'Pause for Thought' message

Archbishop of Canterbury's BBC Radio 2 'Pause for Thought' message

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has spoken on BBC Radio 2’s Pause for Thought programme about the positive effects that social media can offer to small initiatives by bringing them to a larger audience

18 December 2012

Archbishop of Canterbury - Older people 'are still participants in society, not passengers'

Archbishop of Canterbury - Older people 'are still participants in society, not passengers'

In his final appearance in the House of Lords as Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams leads a debate about the place and contribution of older people in society.

17 December 2012

Archbishop of Canterbury's sermon at a Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate 80 Years of the BBC World Service

Archbishop of Canterbury's sermon at a Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate 80 Years of the BBC World Service

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, today spoke about the importance of free speech at a Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate 80 Years of the BBC World Service.

12 December 2012

More than a prayer: Faith communities' response to sexual violence

More than a prayer: Faith communities' response to sexual violence

In a joint World AIDS Day article for New Statesman magazine online, Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS, discuss how faith communities are tackling gender based violence.

11 December 2012

Archbishop of Canterbury's Advent letter to Anglican Primates

Archbishop of Canterbury's Advent letter to Anglican Primates

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has sent the following Advent letter to the Primates of the Anglican Communion and Moderators of the United Churches:

02 December 2012

Archbishop of Canterbury's Presidential Statement to General Synod

Archbishop of Canterbury's Presidential Statement to General Synod

Following an emergency meeting of the House of Bishops this morning, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams delivered the Presidential Statement to General Synod, in which he called on members to 'attend to one another...to give to one another the care that we need'.

21 November 2012

Archbishop of Canterbury's Statement for the World Day of Prayer and Action for Children

Archbishop of Canterbury's Statement for the World Day of Prayer and Action for Children

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has released a statement for the World Day of Prayer and Action for Children.

20 November 2012

Archbishop of Canterbury: "My successor needs a newspaper in one hand and a Bible in the other"

Archbishop of Canterbury: "My successor needs a newspaper in one hand and a Bible in the other"

Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams said today that his successor was going to have to map the Biblical vision of humanity and community onto the worst situations in society.

07 November 2012