The Primate of All Ireland, the Most Revd Dr Robin Eames, has warned against further outbreaks of sectarian turmoil after attacks in Armagh and Antrim left two churches in ruins and a third badly damaged.
18 April 1997
In two articles recently the Archbishop of Canterbury has spoken out about the importance of clear moral values in society. The first interview was on the question of cohabitation and the second, an article written by the Archbishop himself, appeared in The Times newspaper on 10 April.
11 April 1997
Canterbury Cathedral has been granted an award of £2.25 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund towards building a new education centre.
11 April 1997
An ecumenical report launched this week has challenged governments, political parties and Churches to consider afresh the issue of unemployment and the future of work in Britain and Ireland.
11 April 1997
Shalom. Salaam. Peace. "Peace be with you". The greeting is not mine, although I gladly extend it to you this morning. It is the greeting of the risen Christ when he met the fearful disciples on the evening of that first Easter Day.
30 March 1997
Church organisations from across Europe are calling on governments to ratify an international convention on displaced people which has been gathering dust for more than six years.
14 March 1997
The Church of Ireland has a long and proud record of missionary outreach. We have commissioned clergy, teachers, doctors and experts in many fields for service in the Church overseas, we have given financial support to our various missionary societies but to visit those who have gone out from Ireland and to see at first hand the actual conditions under which they are working is an unforgettable experience.
12 March 1997
Royal Mail is to issue a set of Special Stamps 1400 years after the death of Saint Columba of Iona and the arrival of Saint Augustine of Canterbury in England, saints who had a profound influence on the spread of Christianity in Britain.
07 March 1997
Church attendance in Wales per head of population has dropped by half since 1982 according to a new report published by the Bible Society.
07 March 1997
Following the rioting and destruction of three Christian villages in Pakistan earlier this month by Muslims, leaders of the Christian and Muslim communities in the City of Bradford spoke out deploring the violence. In a letter sent to the Pakistani Acting High Commissioner in the UK they urged Pakistan's new Government to restore the confidence of religious minorities in the country and ensure that their basic rights as citizens are protected, and to commit itself to helping make good all the losses. The letter was signed by leaders of both Christian and Muslim communities including the Bishop of Bradford and the General Secretary of the Bradford Council for Mosques.
28 February 1997