War is always a deeply disturbing prospect; one that can never be contemplated without a sense of failure and regret that other means have not prevailed, and deep disquiet about all that may come in its train.
20 February 2003
An ecumenical delegation of church leaders met today with Clare Short, Secretary of State for International Development and UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, to convey a message of deep concern about the looming war with Iraq.
18 February 2003
A figure of Christ has been torn from an 8ft wooden cross outside the parish church of St Michael and All Angels at Cottingley, near Bradford, West Yorks. It was found lying face down in mud, with one arm broken and its side slashed with a blade. There had also been an attempt to burn the resin figure.
18 February 2003
Two days after an estimated 5 million people demonstrated worldwide in an attempt to avert the war with Iraq, an ecumenical delegation arrived in London to attend a service of praise, penitence and prayer for peace. The service took place this evening at St John's Church, Waterloo Road.
17 February 2003
Military action against Iraq has the potential to lead to a serious worsening of the humanitarian situation demanding more extensive collaboration between military and humanitarian planners than was experienced during the war in Afghanistan, according to the Church of England's Community and Public Affairs Unit (formerly the Board for Social Responsibility).
17 February 2003
Christian leaders from the US will be in London next week (17-18 February) to convey a message of widespread opposition to war with Iraq. They believe there are other ways of solving the issue of Iraq's non-compliance with United Nation's resolutions over Weapons of Mass Destruction.
14 February 2003
Reflecting upon his childhood with fond memories, the Archbishop described to Mr Moore that one of his first impressions of the Anglican tradition was how the whole Christian enterprise hung together in an imaginative and intellectual way.
14 February 2003
Restoring Hope, which has the support of both the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York, encourages congregations to take a fresh look at their primary calling, namely 'To love God and to love our neighbour as ourselves.'
11 February 2003
The Revd Dr John C Polkinghorne KBE, FRS, winner of the 2002 Templeton Religion Prize, will address the most recent human cloning controversies for the first time.
31 January 2003
During this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18 to 25 January) millions of Christians throughout the world will be offering prayers for the unity of the Church and the unity of all people who are made in God's image.
23 January 2003