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Cantuar's address to spouses tells of a Communion 'anchored in real life'

Cantuar's address to spouses tells of a Communion 'anchored in real life'

The use of violence to enforce religious beliefs was denounced by Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey in an address to the Spouses' Programme at the Lambeth Conference, Monday, July 27.

27 July 1998

Spouses' Programme plenary on social issues targets health concerns

Spouses' Programme plenary on social issues targets health concerns

Twenty-eight thousand children die each day from largely preventable diseases. Every minute of every day eight babies die following pregnancy and one woman dies from pregnancy-related complications.

24 July 1998

Bishops' Spouses' presentation focuses on global impact of AIDS

Bishops' Spouses' presentation focuses on global impact of AIDS

This and other key health issues will be addressed by expert speakers including United Kingdom Minister for Health Tessa Jowell in a presentation entitled 'A Healthy World? Strategies for Hope' at the Lambeth Conference on Thursday 23rd July, 2.45 - 5.15 pm, in the small sports hall.

21 July 1998

Bishops' spouses consider the "for better" and "for worse" of their roles

Bishops' spouses consider the "for better" and "for worse" of their roles

With smiles, song and a soft stamping of bare feet, a dozen bishops' wives escorted one of "their own"-a bishop's husband-from the stage in the spouses' tent yesterday.

21 July 1998