The Christian message of Easter is the news of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is a message of triumph of good over evil, love over hatred, joy over sorrow and light over darkness. It is also a message of supreme confidence: that confidence which comes from the knowledge that God reigns in this world of doubt, frustration, inequality and injustice.
03 April 1996
"Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed, Alleluia!" This is the Easter message which is both the pledge of our salvation and the cornerstone of our mission. It is a message which is unchanging. It made the hearts of downcast disciples burn within them as they encountered their Risen Lord on the way.
03 April 1996
The Diocese of Europe has designated Sunday 19 May 1996 as Europe Sunday.
03 April 1996
The head of Poland's small Anglican community has accused the Polish Government of arbitrarily refusing to grant the Anglican Church legal status. The issue is particularly sensitive as Queen Elizabeth II - who has the historic title of Supreme Governor of the Church of England - will make her first state visit to Poland from 25 to 27 March.
03 April 1996
Article from the Archbishop of York The Most Revd David Hope...Sometimes the world seems so full of violence and horror, of lives wickedly and pointlessly destroyed, that we despair. Faced with such fragility of life and the apparent randomness of evil, can we make any sense of it at all?
20 March 1996
The Archbishop of Canterbury, The Primate of Jerusalem and the Middle East, the Bishop Coadjutor of Jerusalem, the Anglican Observer at the United Nations and the Secretary of the Anglican Communion, have issued statements of sympathy, concern and calls for prayer after the news of the recent bombings in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
07 March 1996
For the second successive Sunday in Jerusalem the dawning of the day was suddenly and violently disrupted. The whole world was able to witness the bloody and terrible carnage effected by those who seek to sabotage an increasingly fragile peace process. I join in condemning such brutal actions and activities by all sides and groups
06 March 1996
In a letter to Archbishop Eames, the Archbishop of Canterbury has welcomed the Day of Prayer for Peace called in Ireland, for Sunday 10 March.
06 March 1996
A leading member of the Anglican Church in Bahrain has called on local Christians to join in a week of prayers for peace in the island nation after recent outbreaks of violence.
04 March 1996
The Council of Churches for Britain and Ireland has launched a dialogue programme for local churches to raise the moral issues of the arms trade with local Members of Parliament. The programme, entitled, Countering the Arms Trade - Churches Count the Cost - will run from Ash Wednesday (21 February) until Pentecost (26 May).
04 March 1996