The former Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, the Revd Canon Samuel Van Culin, has been appointed an honorary OFFICER OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (OBE). Canon Van Culin, who has retired to Canterbury, is an American citizen, thus the award is "honorary". It is customary for the Queen to award such honours at the New Year and on her Official Birthday.
31 December 1996
Is your journey really necessary? Up to a few months ago that was the question on a huge sign you saw as you left Earls Court behind to make a journey to Heathrow or the West country. It was a question I had often asked myself, especially after fighting our way through the London traffic.
25 December 1996
The Staff of the Anglican Communion Office wish you all a blessed and peaceful Christmas
24 December 1996
Episcopal Appointments from around the Provinces
19 December 1996
So the Archbishop of Canterbury is going to Rome! Well, just for a visit that is. To make an "official" visit to His Holiness John Paul II, the Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church around the world.
05 December 1996
The Archbishop of Canterbury will pay his first official visit to His Holiness Pope John Paul II in Rome between 3rd - 5th December 1996.
05 December 1996
The Most Revd David Gitari is the new Primate (Archbishop) of Kenya. The Most Revd Ghais Malik is the new Primate (President Bishop) of Jerusalem and the Middle East
25 November 1996
"Into the darkness of the Roman Empire the little church of Jesus Christ went forth as a star into the night." That lovely sentence by the historian Philip Schaff is as graphic a picture of the beginning of the Christian story as it is of the Church of Jesus Christ today.
19 November 1996
Address by the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Society of local authority chief executives seminar on 'Community, Governance and Moral Responsibility'
13 November 1996
One of the highlights of the Christmas season for me is the annual appearance of Charles Dickens' beloved story A Christmas Carol. The transformation and conversion of one Ebenezer Scrooge is so poignant that Dickens says of the once miserly gentleman, "that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge." The author adds, "May that be truly said of us, all of us."
12 November 1996