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Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas Sermon - 'join the human race this Christmas'

Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas Sermon - 'join the human race this Christmas'

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is urging people to go and ‘join the human race’ this Christmas and become agents of transformation and renewal. 

25 December 2012

Archbishop of Canterbury's Advent letter to Anglican Primates

Archbishop of Canterbury's Advent letter to Anglican Primates

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has sent the following Advent letter to the Primates of the Anglican Communion and Moderators of the United Churches:

02 December 2012

Archbishop of Canterbury's video message for World AIDS Day 2012

Archbishop of Canterbury's video message for World AIDS Day 2012

The Archbishop of Canterbury has recorded a video message for World AIDS Day (1st December 2012) in which he highlights that ‘nearly 2 million women, every year, die as a result of this condition

30 November 2012

China's 'great visionary' Bishop K. H. Ting dies at 97

K. H. Ting, an Anglican bishop prior to China’s Cultural Revolution and pioneer, has died aged 97.

29 November 2012

Christian Students seek to plant 'seeds of liberation'

Christian Students seek to plant 'seeds of liberation'

The Student Christian Movement has announced Revd Raj Bharath Patta as keynote speaker for their upcoming conference ‘Seeds of Liberation’. The annual conference aims to inspire a new generation of Christian students to work for justice and peace.

29 November 2012

Anglicans in Japan name next 10 years 'Decade of Mission and Pastoral Care'

Anglicans in Japan name next 10 years 'Decade of Mission and Pastoral Care'

Statement on the Coming Decade of Mission and Pastoral Care, 2012-2022 Produced by the 2012 NSKK Mission Conference


20 November 2012

Japanese Primate tells Prime Minister "no" to US military planes

Statement of Opposition to the Deployment of MV-22 Osprey Aircraft at the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Station

05 October 2012

Churches support ongoing anti-nuclear protests in South India

Churches support ongoing anti-nuclear protests in South India

Churches in India have taken up the cause of fishing villages in southern Tamil Nadu that are awaiting a Supreme Court decision expected this week on the Koodankulam nuclear power plant, scheduled to come online within a few months.

26 September 2012

Chaplains for schools in Hong Kong to be trained in Wales

Chaplains for schools in Hong Kong to be trained in Wales

Cardiff’s Centre for Chaplaincy Studies has been chosen to train chaplains for more than 150 church schools in Hong Kong. 

26 September 2012

Bishops condemn attack on church compound, request Communion prayers

Bishops condemn attack on church compound, request Communion prayers

Thousands of people today broke into a church compound in Pakistan, burnt down the church, and destroyed the homes of two priests and the school headteacher.

21 September 2012