Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, and the head of the Evangelical Church in Germany, Bishop Wolfgang Huber are among those supporting an International Day of Prayer for Peace called for by the World Council of Churches (WCC) within its Decade to Overcome Violence.
16 September 2004
A major four-day conference held by the Scottish Episcopal Church at Heriot Watt University from 2-5 September has been hailed a great success.
14 September 2004
Ways forward sought from violence of 9/11, casualties in Iraq, genocide in Sudan, escalating Palestinian-Israeli conflictSeeking to bridge divisions created by violent conflict around the world, the Anglican Peace and Justice Network will meet 14-23 September in Jerusalem for international dialogue emphasising "conflict transformation."
13 September 2004
On the tragic death of the Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria and all Africa We ere saddened by the news that Patriarch Petros VII of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria and all Africa.
13 September 2004
The Presiding Bishop of the United States of America, the Most Revd Frank T Griswold, preached at the 11:30am Eucharist Sunday at St Paul's Cathedral, London, having some months ago accepted an invitation from the Very Revd John Moses, the Dean of St Paul's.
13 September 2004
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams - speaking at one of Sunni Islam's most revered centres of learning - has urged people of faith not to use the name of God to justify violence and injustice.
13 September 2004
Church of England and Roman Catholic bishops have joined forces to urge the UK Parliament not to change the law on euthanasia, arguing that allowing assisted suicide would undermine the protection of vulnerable people.
07 September 2004
In a letter personally delivered to the Revd Father George Zavershinsky of the Russian Orthodox Church in Dublin, the Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Revd Dr John Neill, has expressed the deep shock and sorrow in the Church of Ireland community following the terrorist outrage in Beslan.
06 September 2004
At a reception on 2 September to mark his first official visit to Scotland since becoming the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams will meet Scotland's three Church leaders - the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Most Revd Bruce Cameron; the head of Scotland's Roman Catholic Church, Cardinal Keith O'Brien; and the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, the Rt Revd Dr Alison Elliot
31 August 2004
North Cornwall District Council's action in setting up an Appeal Fund, to be administered by the Red Cross, has been welcomed by parishioners at Boscastle.
23 August 2004