Address by the Most Revd. Robin Eames, Archbishop of Armagh at the Porvoo Agreement Service to celebrate the signing of the agreement in Tallinn Cathedral, Estonia on 8 September 1996.
27 September 1996
The Standing Committee of the Church of Ireland wishes to place on record its condemnation of all acts of violence and intimidation and especially those of recent months in Northern Ireland.
26 September 1996
The Kuwaiti convert, Robert Hussein, who feared for his life, has taken refuge in the United States of America after months of hiding in Kuwait.
02 September 1996
Nationalists in Northern Ireland must recognise that Ulster Protestants have rights too, the Anglican Primate of All Ireland, the Most Revd Robin Eames, said at the end of July. The Archbishop's comments were met with anger from the Sinn Fein, a Nationalist party which demanded that the Primate clarify the Church of IrelandÕs relationship with the Protestant Orange Order.
02 September 1996
The Revd Christopher Gray was stabbed to death near the entrance of his vicarage in Anfield, Liverpool, on 13 August. His attacker had been visiting Mr Gray for advice and counselling and had an appointment. The assailant fled the scene in a stolen car but was later arrested.
02 September 1996
Mission agencies in England now face increased financial difficulties owing to changes in the Church of England's pension arrangements.
02 September 1996
The world's main Christian traditions are hoping to organise a "truly ecumenical" celebration in Jerusalem to mark the new millennium, the General Secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) revealed in August.
02 September 1996
On the evening of Sunday, 1st September 1996 the historic Porvoo Agreement will be signed in Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway. The agreement is between the British and Irish Anglican Churches and the Nordic and Baltic Lutheran Churches, and commits the Churches to a deepening fellowship and to new steps on the road to visible unity.
01 September 1996
Today is, truly, a day for great celebration. The first of three such celebrations that will take place this Autumn. I am sure that all of us here this evening felt that we were participating in something truly historic - we are all very grateful to the Church of Norway for their splendid hospitality here in Trondheim and for the wonderful service in which we have all just shared.
01 September 1996
A Kuwaiti convert to Christianity, Robert Hussein, fears for his life after an Islamic court branded him an 'apostate'. Mr Hussein received death treats after speaking publicly about his conversion and was convicted by an Islamic court in in June of being an apostate who, under shari'a law, 'should be killed'.
26 July 1996