Given by The Most Rev. Edmond L. Browning Presiding Bishop, Episcopal Church USA. I have no intention of repeating the eloquent words of the Archbishop of Canterbury on Tuesday evening, when he spoke of the future of Jerusalem, this golden city beloved of so many people. At other times, and in other places, I have had my say. Today I simply want to place myself squarely behind the archbishop.
18 March 1997
Buses left St George's Cathedral early Friday morning for the two hour drive to Gaza for the Primates of the Anglican Communion as they continue their meeting in the Holy Land. The Primates entered Palestine by foot as they changed to UN buses at the Erez checkpoint, where they handed over passports to be collected on the way back to Israel.
18 March 1997
CONCERNING THE KILLING OF ISRAELI CHILDREN AT JORDAN BORDER
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Primates of the Anglican Communion, meeting in Jerusalem, wish to express their sympathy to the families of the young school children killed today at the Jordan border.
18 March 1997
As the primates of the worldwide Anglican Communion gathered for their week-long meeting in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by Archbishop of Canterbury George L. Carey, spiritual leader of the Communion, to a city "where dreams collide."
12 March 1997
Archbishop of Canterbury's Sermon at Evensong on Tuesday 11 March 1997 at St George's Cathedral, Jerusalem
We, the Primates of the Anglican Communion, gather in the ancient city of Jerusalem for our bi-annual meeting and join with local people, politicians and diplomats to worship God in this place of prayer.
12 March 1997
Episcopal appointments from around the Communion.
07 March 1997
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Dr George Carey, is the subject of a television documentary which will be shown in Britain next month. The documentary will be shown on the independent television network and sets out to show the public and the private life of Dr Carey. "Above all the series shows, he is a man of unshakeable faith, with a determination to make the Church face up to the realities of the end of the 20th century," says Kate Watson-Smyth in The Independent newspaper.
07 March 1997
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd George L Carey, will chair the regular meeting of the Primates (Chief Archbishops, Bishops) of the Anglican Communion from 9-17 March at St George's College and Cathedral, Jerusalem.
04 March 1997
The Association of Colleges and Universities of the Anglican Communion (CUAC) met in January at St Stephen's College, Delhi, India, for its second International Conference. One of the four major topics for discussion was the Anglican heritage which links these institutions together.
28 February 1997
From 10-15 February, 80 delegates, representing the Anglican Churches of the South, gathered in the beautiful city of Kuala Lumpur, to meet, know and encourage one another; to follow up on the first Encounter in the South and to reflect on the place of Scripture in the life and mission of the Church in the 21st century. Because the Lambeth 1998 Conference was in view, most of the delegates were bishops or archbishops. The Archbishop of the Province of South East Asia and the Bishop of West Malaysia welcomed the delegates from over 30 nations of the world.
28 February 1997