Two days after an estimated 5 million people demonstrated worldwide in an attempt to avert the war with Iraq, an ecumenical delegation arrived in London to attend a service of praise, penitence and prayer for peace. The service took place this evening at St John's Church, Waterloo Road.
17 February 2003
Military action against Iraq has the potential to lead to a serious worsening of the humanitarian situation demanding more extensive collaboration between military and humanitarian planners than was experienced during the war in Afghanistan, according to the Church of England's Community and Public Affairs Unit (formerly the Board for Social Responsibility).
17 February 2003
Christian leaders from the US will be in London next week (17-18 February) to convey a message of widespread opposition to war with Iraq. They believe there are other ways of solving the issue of Iraq's non-compliance with United Nation's resolutions over Weapons of Mass Destruction.
14 February 2003
Reflecting upon his childhood with fond memories, the Archbishop described to Mr Moore that one of his first impressions of the Anglican tradition was how the whole Christian enterprise hung together in an imaginative and intellectual way.
14 February 2003
Restoring Hope, which has the support of both the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York, encourages congregations to take a fresh look at their primary calling, namely 'To love God and to love our neighbour as ourselves.'
11 February 2003
The Revd Dr John C Polkinghorne KBE, FRS, winner of the 2002 Templeton Religion Prize, will address the most recent human cloning controversies for the first time.
31 January 2003
During this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18 to 25 January) millions of Christians throughout the world will be offering prayers for the unity of the Church and the unity of all people who are made in God's image.
23 January 2003
We are assembled here today in order to pray for hope, compassion and unity.
21 January 2003
Professor John Polkinghorne will begin a nationwide lecture tour on Monday 20 January 2003 at the International Study Centre of Canterbury Cathedral. His topic of his lecture is "Science, Christianity and the End of the World: Is there a destiny beyond death?"
16 January 2003
Over the course of the last twelve months the Church of England's House of Bishops, concerned by the rapidly deteriorating situation between the international community and Iraq, has sought to raise those ethical and moral issues that need to be addressed before any final decision is taken as to the use of military force.
15 January 2003