Unity is not an option for the Christian. It is an imperative which springs from the very depth of Jesus' own prayer that all who claim allegiance to him might be one. Yet almost from the beginning there has been difference, diversity, conflict, which in the course of history has led to division.
27 January 1997
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Dr George Carey, and the Prince of Wales have both urged closer cooperation between faiths to combat the spread of materialism.
17 January 1997
Sixteen Anglican priests who left the Church of England after the Church started ordaining women as priests have decided to return to the Church. Of the 16, eight joined the Roman Catholic Church and have now returned to the Church of England where they have received permission, once again, to conduct Anglican services.
17 January 1997
The Prince of Wales is supporting a £120,000 million Christian centre for London. An ecumenical "Millennium Village" is planned for a nine-acre site next to Battersea Power Station in London, and is the idea of Holy Trinity Church, Brompton.
17 January 1997
On 1 October two missionary traditions were brought together to form the United College of the Ascension in Selly Oak, Birmingham. The coming together of the Methodists and the Anglican United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (Anglican) in a United College has taken a number of years. Many Anglican leaders from around the world have trained at the College of the Ascension and recently the College has become pivotal for the new Centre for Anglican Communion Studies.
19 December 1996
The Church of England Synod meeting in November unanimously endorsed the Jubilee 2000 campaign. This is a campaign to persuade the world's banks and governments to remit the unpayable debts of 40 of the world's poorest countries in recognition of the millennium.
19 December 1996
Women representing 14 provinces of the Anglican Communion met at the Mothers' Union headquarters in London in November and decided to form a women's network for the world Church.
19 December 1996
I want to thank the Provost and Chapter for inviting me to preach on this occasion. Thank you to the LGCM for their sensitivity and welcome to me. Amidst all the controversy surrounding this event I Want you to know what an enriching experience it has been to have heard people's stories.
19 November 1996
The General Synod of the Church of England is to consider a new system for dealing with complaints against clergy. Under Authority - Report on Clergy Discipline is published today by the Working Party reviewing Clergy Discipline and the Working of the Ecclesiastical Courts and will be considered at the General Synod meeting later this month. (Synod meets week of 25th Nov).
06 November 1996
A one-and-a-half-tonne mountain of shoes, representing lives and limbs lost by landmines, was built on the steps of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, in London in October.
06 November 1996