Amidst all the preparations for armed conflict possibly involving British military personnel, I wanted, in the light of my own pastoral responsibilities, to write to assure you and those under your care of my thoughts and prayers in these difficult and testing times.
23 March 2003
Since the outbreak of war during the early hours of yesterday morning, the Anglican Communion Office has received many messages, statements and prayers from a variety of Christians and Church Leaders throughout the Anglican Communion.
21 March 2003
We have gathered against the backdrop of military action in Iraq involving British forces. They, their families and everyone caught up in this conflict are in our thoughts and prayers-especially those whose lives or loved ones have been lost.
21 March 2003
The road that has led us to military action with Iraq has been a long and difficult one. It is clear that we have now entered dangerous new terrain with consequences that cannot be surely known or predicted.
20 March 2003
Suddenly war becomes a reality. After months of negotiations with the UN Security Council, America and its allies believe that they have exhausted all possible avenues for achieving a peaceful resolution to the crisis with Iraq.
20 March 2003
The news of the invasion of Iraq by the United States and Britain demands our fervent prayers for peace, forgiveness and reconciliation.
20 March 2003
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams, will be introduced in the House of Lords today, Wednesday 12 March.
12 March 2003
Now the first part of that is wonderful. That's a nice edifying text for a bishop to preach on, or indeed for anybody to preach on. "We do not proclaim ourselves. We proclaim Jesus Christ."
03 March 2003
It's only fairly recently that our church has begun to commemorate the transfiguration of Jesus on this Sunday just before Lent. We associate it in the calendar with the festival in August. But here we are, before Easter, celebrating, commemorating, this story in the Gospel, in a way which, at first, seems rather puzzling.
03 March 2003
Address of Cardinal Walter Kasper at the Enthronement Banquet in honour of the Most Revd and Rt Honourable Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury
28 February 2003