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Mystery Benefactor steps in

Mystery Benefactor steps in

A mystery benefactor has promised a gift worth £130,000 to the Walsingham Appeal if the Anglican Shrine manages to raise the final £250,000 in the next six months to reach a £2million target.

 

06 March 2007

A UK hope for TEAM - World-wide Anglican conference

A UK hope for TEAM - World-wide Anglican conference

It's many decades since the Anglican Church world-wide met together for a representative meeting of the 44 member churches.

02 March 2007

England: General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Wednesday 28th February

England: General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Wednesday 28th February

Intervention from the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, during the General Synod debate on lesbian and gay Christians.

 

28 February 2007

Archbishop's intervention in the General Synod debate on The Future of Trident

Archbishop's intervention in the General Synod debate on The Future of Trident

Modern warfare is generally recognised as a morally shadowy business. Since the development especially of aerial warfare techniques, most of the traditional contents of just war theory have seemed rather out of date, in that indiscriminate slaughter has become so normal in the processes of modern warfare. 

27 February 2007

England: Archbishop of Canterbury: Presidential Address at General Synod

England: Archbishop of Canterbury: Presidential Address at General Synod

After the debates at the American General Convention last summer, I wrote directly to all the primates of the Communion to ask about their reaction and the likely reaction of their provinces as to whether the resolutions of Convention had met the proposals of the Windsor Report for restoring something like normal relations between the Episcopal Church and others in the Communion.

26 February 2007

Your first action for Lent - Make someone laugh

Your first action for Lent - Make someone laugh

Website shares the country's best clean jokes while vicars take lessons in stand-up

22 February 2007

Grants for Cathedral repairs

Grants for Cathedral repairs

English Heritage and the Wolfson Foundation announce grants of £1.6 million for cathedral repairs

15 February 2007

Church wedding roadshow launched to help couples

Church wedding roadshow launched to help couples

The Church of England this week sparked a national debate about the cost of weddings and the need to invest in the long-term relationship rather than just the big day. Now it is taking to the road to continue the discussion at wedding shows across the country.

14 February 2007

Archbishop of York calls for Global fight against debt, child poverty and racism

Archbishop of York calls for Global fight against debt, child poverty and racism

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, called for a renewed effort by the Government to combat child poverty, third world debt and racism.

01 February 2007

Article from The Times - Christians suffer for Iraq, says Archbishop Williams

Article from The Times - Christians suffer for Iraq, says Archbishop Williams

Christians in the Middle East are being put at unprecedented risk by the Government’s ‘shortsighted’ and ‘ignorant’ policy in Iraq, The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, says today.

23 December 2006