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Archbishop of Wales pays tribute to Yasser Arafat

Archbishop of Wales pays tribute to Yasser Arafat

The Most Revd Dr Barry Morgan, Archbishop of Wales, today paid tribute to Palestinian Authority President, Yasser Arafat following his death earlier this morning.

11 November 2004

Bishop in Jerusalem on the arrest of Mordechai Vanunu from St George's Cathedral Close this morning

Bishop in Jerusalem on the arrest of Mordechai Vanunu from St George's Cathedral Close this morning

It is with tremendous grief and sadness that I inform you that the Israeli special police force entered St George's Cathedral Close today without permission and took Mordechai Vanunu into custody

11 November 2004

Visit of Bishop of West Virginia to Ireland

Visit of Bishop of West Virginia to Ireland

The Right Revd Mike Klusmeyer, the Bishop of West Virginia the link diocese of Tuam Killala and Achonry will be visiting the Church of Ireland diocese commencing 6 November.

05 November 2004

Women Bishops in the Church of England?

Women Bishops in the Church of England?

Women Bishops in the Church of England?, the report of the House of Bishops' Working Party on Women in the Episcopate, chaired by the Rt Revd Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, the Bishop of Rochester, was published yesterday

02 November 2004

Archbishop commissions new USPG General Secretary

Archbishop commissions new USPG General Secretary

Any mission agency's role is to represent the community of God with a human face. USPG's mission is to show the human face of God to our world, that struggles with poverty and injustice,' said the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams, at a commissioning service in London on Monday to commission the Rt Revd Michael Doe as the new General Secretary of the Anglican mission agency USPG (United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel).

02 November 2004

Short-listed candidates for Bishop of St Andrews

Short-listed candidates for Bishop of St Andrews

Four candidates have been short-listed for the post of Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane (one of seven Dioceses within the Scottish Episcopal Church) which became vacant in July when Bishop Michael Henley retired after 9 years' service.

02 November 2004

Statement from Lambeth Palace on the 'network' stories

Statement from Lambeth Palace on the 'network' stories

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams, has had a wide range of meetings and conversations with many groups and individuals on all sides in relation to the current concerns in the Anglican Communion

24 September 2004

Anglican Peace and Justice Network Statement on the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

Anglican Peace and Justice Network Statement on the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

We, as members of the Anglican Peace and Justice Network, representing 23 Provinces of the worldwide 75,000,000 member Anglican Communion, have visited the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem over these last 8 days, and during that time have been inspired by the faith of the people in the diocese

24 September 2004

St Paul's to launch ethics project for city managers

St Paul's to launch ethics project for city managers

St Paul's Cathedral is to set up a new project to help those in managerial positions in firms in the City of London to consider the moral and spiritual dimensions of their work. 

23 September 2004

Church on terrorism and community relations

Church on terrorism and community relations

The threat of terrorism faces governments with the challenge of maintaining security without undermining human rights but some current counter-terrorist measures threaten to aggravate tensions between Muslims and other groups in British society, the Church of England has warned in a submission to the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee enquiry into the effects of counter-terrorism legislation on community relations.

20 September 2004