(CEN) Before Christmas the British Government launched the Mauritius Mandate, a five point plan to help resolve the debt problems of the poorer countries of the world and to enable them to reach a point of sustainable growth. The launch was attended by the Archbishop of Canterbury and Cardinal Hume of the Roman Catholic Church.
12 January 1998
Relations between the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church have taken a further step with the publication of a Response by the House of Bishops to the Pope's 1995 Encyclical on Christian unity Ut Unum Sint. In the Encyclical, the Pope invited 'church leaders and their theologians' to engage with him 'in a patient and fraternal dialogue' on the ministry of unity which belongs to the Bishop of Rome.
12 January 1998
A senior official of the United Reformed Church in the United Kingdom has suggested that planned "formal conversations" on unity between the Church of England and the Methodist Church should be widened to include the URC.
23 December 1997
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd George Carey, will broadcast a Christmas message to 216 supermarket stores throughout England.
22 December 1997
The Archbishop of York, the Most Rev and Rt Hon Dr David Hope, is to chair the Central Religious Advisory Committee which advises the BBC, the Independent Television Commission (ITC) and the Radio Authority on religion, it was announced today.
05 December 1997
The Archbishop of Canterbury has joined with the charity The Children's Society to call on the British Government to honour a pledge made in 1991 to end the practice of remanding 15 and 16 year olds in prisons. The number of 15 and 16 years olds on remand in prison has risen by 200 per cent since 1991.
05 December 1997
More than £15 million has been awarded to church projects including cathedrals, churches, church halls and community centres by the Millennium Commission.
25 November 1997
Sermon by the Archbishop of Canterbury at the Service held to mark the Golden Wedding Anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth and HRH Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Westminster Abbey 20 November 1997
"For better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part"
With these magnificent words Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip made their marriage vows to each other in this holy place exactly fifty years ago with the world looking on.
20 November 1997
The increase in the number of people coming forward for ordination in the Church of England has caused the Church of England to need more funds for its training budget. The overspend has come because the Church believes that all who have a genuine vocation which is accepted by the Church are accepted for training.
14 November 1997
November 11th marked the fifth anniversary of the vote by the Church of England General Synod to ordain women priests. The occasion was marked by a number of services of thanksgiving throughout the country. The Church of England now has 1765 women serving as priests or deacons. Of these, 1182 are stipendiary clergy, and 583 non-stipendiary. About a further 130 are retired, bringing the total number of those ordained to around 1900.
14 November 1997