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Bishops oppose 'misguided and unnecessary' euthanasia Bill

Bishops oppose 'misguided and unnecessary' euthanasia Bill

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

Boscastle welcomes appeal fund

Boscastle welcomes appeal fund

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

9/11 experience inspires Mothers' Union CD

9/11 experience inspires Mothers' Union CD

The Mothers' Union (MU) today announced the launch of its first ever music CD, part of a fresh initiative by the charity to reach new supporters. The album will be available in shops throughout the UK and Eire from Monday 9 August.

17 August 2004

Service Times at the Athens Olympic Games

Service Times at the Athens Olympic Games

Anglicans attending the Olympic games in Athens are catered for on both the Olympic Village and in the capital city itself. Full service times can be found at http://www.athensanglicans.com/page2.html

13 August 2004

Archbishop Hope to return to parish

Archbishop Hope to return to parish
The Archbishop of York, the Most Revd David Hope, has announced today that HM The Queen has accepted his resignation of the See of York with effect from 28 February 2005.

02 August 2004

Synod requests Christian mail at Christmas

Synod requests Christian mail at Christmas

The Church of England's General Synod in York last weekend voted to petition the British Royal Mail service to keep with a Christian theme for its Christmas issue of stamps each year.

15 July 2004

Archbishop Rowan Williams to address global issues at St Paul's

Archbishop Rowan Williams to address global issues at St Paul's

The St Paul's Institute is to hold a series of dialogues on moral issues between the Most Revd Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and leading international experts in politics, economics, the environment and world health. The series is entitled "The Worlds We Live In"

15 July 2004

Report proposes forum of Muslims and Christians

Report proposes forum of Muslims and Christians

Co-operation between Muslims and Christians in England has reached the point where formal structures should be developed at the national level to enable the two communities to work together on issues of common interest, according to the conclusions of a listening exercise which has recently reported to the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams.

07 July 2004

Oxford University Commemoration Day sermon

Oxford University Commemoration Day sermon

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Mosr Revd Rowan Williams, gave the sermon for Oxford University Commemoration Day on Sunday at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin.

22 June 2004

Archbishop of Canterbury's Sermon at the National Pilgrimage to The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham

If you don't usually go to evensong or sing choruses, the word 'magnify' isn't instantly going to communicate much; it simply means what a magnifying glass does - making things look bigger

01 June 2004