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Archbishop of Canterbury: greetings for Diwali

Archbishop of Canterbury: greetings for Diwali

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has sent a message of greeting to the Hindu community for their celebration of the festival of Diwali.

09 November 2007

Communique of the Global South Primates, Shanghai, October 30, 2007

Communique of the Global South Primates, Shanghai, October 30, 2007

The visit of the Global South Primates to the People’s Republic of China has given us an opportunity to meet and reflect on the present situation facing the Anglican Communion and what we have to do to move forward while remaining grounded in the Word of God and preserving its catholicity and apostolicity.

08 November 2007

UN Human Rights Council - 6th Session (Part I), September 2007

UN Human Rights Council - 6th Session (Part I), September 2007

For the first time in the UN Human Rights Council’s short existence, substantive issues took slight precedence over institutional issues during this September leg of its sixth session.  

08 November 2007

Setting free the hearts and minds of young people

Setting free the hearts and minds of young people

Conference to explore Bicentenary themes An ecumenical conference for church youth workers will consider how the legacies of slavery in all its forms can still impact minority ethnic young people today, as the Bicentenary year of the Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade comes to a close.

04 November 2007

Archbishop of Canterbury meets Chief Rabbis in Jerusalem

Archbishop of Canterbury meets Chief Rabbis in Jerusalem

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, today held talks in Jerusalem with Israel's Chief Rabbis. The Archbishop, accompanied by Bishop Suhail Dawani (Bishop in Jerusalem) and Bishop Michael Jackson (Bishop of Clogher), held the second in a series of annual discussions with Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar and Chief Rabbi Yonah Metzger of Israel, accompanied by the Chief Rabbi of Haifa Rabbi Shear Yashuv Cohen.

31 October 2007

Archbishop of Canterbury to meet Israel's Chief Rabbis

Archbishop of Canterbury to meet Israel's Chief Rabbis

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is to make a brief visit to Israel this week to meet with the Chief Rabbis of Israel. Archbishop Williams will meet with Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar and Chief Rabbi Yonah Metzger in Jerusalem on Wednesday.

30 October 2007

Statements from the UNCSW Meeting

Statements from the UNCSW Meeting

February 26 through March 9, 2007, Anglican and Episcopal delegates to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) meeting, at UN headquarters in New York City and nearby locations.

30 October 2007

New Look Website

New Look Website

A new look website will make its first appearance on the Feast of All Saints, 1 November, 2007

29 October 2007

An interview with The Revd John Kafwanka of the ACO

An interview with The Revd John Kafwanka of the ACO

The Revd John Kafwanka, research/project officer for Mission and Evangelism at the Anglican Communion Office in London, looks ahead to the 2008 Lambeth Conference of Bishops and speaks about its mission focus.

29 October 2007

Archbishop of Canterbury: California Fires

Archbishop of Canterbury: California Fires

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has sent a message to the Bishops of Los Angeles and San Diego expressing his sadness at the devastation brought by the raging fires in California.

26 October 2007