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Transcript of speech by the Prime Minister Tony Blair to Lambeth Conference lunch, Lambeth Palace - 28 July 1998

Transcript of speech by the Prime Minister Tony Blair to Lambeth Conference lunch, Lambeth Palace - 28 July 1998

Introduction by the Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey...It is a great pleasure to welcome once again Mr. Noel Tredinnick and musicians and singers of All Souls' Church, Langham Place. Prime Minister, you see all around you the colourful leaders of the Anglican Communion. We represent 37 Provinces, shortly to become 38, and work in more than 164 countries

29 July 1998

International Debt: Statement following a meeting at Lambeth Palace

International Debt: Statement following a meeting at Lambeth Palace

Chaired jointly by the Archbishop of Canterbury and Baroness Chalker, the meeting reviewed the experience of debtor countries and the responses so far of the international community to their plight, especially in the case of those countries most affected by enduring poverty.

28 July 1998

Bishop Spong apologizes for perceived insult to Africans

Bishop Spong apologizes for perceived insult to Africans

An escalating rift between conservative African bishops and Bishop John Spong of the Diocese of Newark (USA) appears headed for a truce.

28 July 1998

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

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

Statement from the Archbishop of Cape Town, Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane, after a meeting at Lambeth Palace on Tuesday, 28th July 1998 with representatives from the OECD countries.

27 July 1998

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

Bishops get in-depth tour of Canterbury Cathedral

Bishops get in-depth tour of Canterbury Cathedral

"Maravillosa!" said Bishop Julio Holquin Khoury of the Dominican Republic as he sat, catching his breath at Canterbury Cathedral Sunday night.

27 July 1998

World Bank president criticizes International debt video

World Bank president criticizes International debt video

Lambeth bishops got a quick lesson in the strong feelings on either side of the international debt debate, Friday, when World Bank President James Wolfensohn sharply criticized a video that opened the conference plenary on debt.

26 July 1998

Lambeth Plenary focuses on issue of international debt

Lambeth Plenary focuses on issue of international debt

Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane of Cape Town, primate of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa, put international debt on the center stage of the Lambeth Conference Friday by calling for cancellation of the debt of developing countries.

26 July 1998

Plenary will probe the varied nature of Muslim-Christian relations

Plenary will probe the varied nature of Muslim-Christian relations

The Lambeth plenary on "Muslim-Christian Relations and the Anglican Communion, will not "look at Islam in isolation, but rather in the context of our entire attention to interfaith relations here at the Lambeth Conference," said Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, the plenary coordinator.

25 July 1998

Virginia Seminary to confer honorary doctorates at Lambeth

Virginia Seminary to confer honorary doctorates at Lambeth

The honorary degree of Doctor in Divinity will be conferred upon Bishop Gondi Theodore Abraham of Nandyal (South India), and Bishop John Chien of the Diocese of Taiwan (USA), by Virginia Theological Seminary during the Anglican Communion's Lambeth Conference in Canterbury.

25 July 1998