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The Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas Message to the Anglican Communion

The Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas Message to the Anglican Communion

The joy of the Wise Men is understandable. The Gift of Christ to our world is beyond our comprehension. Christmas is always a joyful time for Christians, a time to reflect, with thankfulness to God, upon the full richness of his gift to the world of the Word made Flesh.

16 December 1999

To Our Sisters and Brothers Overseas

To Our Sisters and Brothers Overseas

Peace and love from Venezuela. As you may have read in the press or watched on TV, here in Caracas we are going through the worst catastrophe in recent memory. Heavy rains for the last several days have produced floods and landslides of incredible magnitude.

12 December 1999

Getting to Know Each Other

Getting to Know Each Other

The Bishop of Southern Virginia, David C Bane, decided to take action when he realised that the clergy in his diocese didn't know each other very well. He began a series of gatherings, called "Noon to Noon with the Bishop"

19 November 1999

Debt Relief Major Victory for Churches

Debt Relief Major Victory for Churches

Against long political odds, Episcopal, Catholic, and Protestant churches in the USA came together and successfully pushed a package through Congress to provide debt relief for poor countries.

18 November 1999

Statement of the Presiding Bishop on Human Rights for Homosexual Persons

Statement of the Presiding Bishop on Human Rights for Homosexual Persons

I have read with alarm and deep concern accounts of statements by the presidents of Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe which have become a provocation for the harassment and persecution of homosexual persons.

08 October 1999

The Friends of Canterbury Cathedral in the United States

The Friends of Canterbury Cathedral in the United States

Over the years many Americans have become Friends of Canterbury, the renowned English Cathedral steeped in history, and a centre of spirituality for the Christian world.

09 July 1999

Bishop Griswold visits the Russian Orthodox Church

Bishop Griswold visits the Russian Orthodox Church

The following text was issued during Bishop Griswold's visit earlier this week to the Russian Orthodox Church.

07 July 1999

Women's ordinations to be commemorated

Women's ordinations to be commemorated

Twenty-five years ago, Luisa Miller was living in Upper Montclair, NJ, when an extraordinary event in Philadelphia brought her back to church.

24 June 1999

The Archbishop of Canterbury visits the Anglican Province of the Southern Cone

The Archbishop of Canterbury visits the Anglican Province of the Southern Cone

Three of the seven dioceses of the Anglican Province of the Southern Cone welcomed Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, on his recent pastoral visits in South America. The stops included Northern Argentina, Bolivia, and Uruguay.

24 June 1999

No To Women Presbyters in Anglican Province of the Southern Cone

No To Women Presbyters in Anglican Province of the Southern Cone

At the recent Provincial Synod meeting of the Anglican Province (May 26-29, 1999) a move to allow the ordination of women as presbyters (priests) was narrowly defeated.

02 June 1999