The new Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster was announced at a press conferences on 15 February 2000. The new Archbishop is the current Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, Cormac Murphy-O'Connor. The position had been vacant since June 1999 following the death of Cardinal Basil Hume, who had been Archbishop of Westminster since 1976.
24 February 2000
Major debates on the crisis in farming and on religious broadcasting are among the highlights of a short but busy meeting of General Synod later this month. The session will take place in London, at Church House, Westminster, from 28 February to 1 March.
18 February 2000
In July 1981 the General Synod of the Church of England carried a resolution, which stated that "there are circumstances in which a divorced person may be married in church during the lifetime of a former partner." Following a report published recently, Marriage in Church after divorce, the House of Bishops has set about a process to define the circumstances that the General Synod had in mind when it passed that resolution by large majorities in each House.
11 February 2000
The Gospels do not give a description of Jesus' appearance, nor do any other early Christian texts. Yet everyone has a picture of what they think Christ looked like. The National Gallery in London is marking the year 2000 with an exhibition that explores aspects of the representation of Jesus Christ over two millennia.
08 February 2000
Ahead of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Churches Together in England (CTE) has encouraged local churches to take special care in the way they arrange united services of Holy Communion.
26 January 2000
In November 1998 the General Synod of the Church of England passed a resolution recognising that church schools stand at the centre of the Church's mission to the nation. In response, the Archbishops' Council has set up a Church Schools Review Group, which met for the first time on 11th January under the chairmanship of Lord Dearing.
26 January 2000
The Bishop of Rochester, the Rt Revd Michael Nazir-Ali, has called for a wide ranging review of the democratic process in Pakistan, with special attention to the rights and needs of minorities.
26 January 2000
With an anticipated 30,000 visitors a day and 5,000 staff, the Millennium Dome in Greenwich, South London, is rather like an international airport. The company that operates the Dome has worked with the churches to appoint a team of twenty Christian chaplains, two of whom will be on duty whenever the Dome is open to the public.
19 January 2000
The Archbishop of Canterbury has accepted an invitation to become a patron of the Ecumenical Society of the Blessed Virgin Mary (ESBVM). In his letter of acceptance, Dr Carey wrote: "The ESBVM has had an important place in the ecumenical landscape for many years and has made a significant contribution to the unity of God's Church. I am very pleased to be associated with this important work."
17 January 2000
Frank Field, the MP and member of the Church of England's General Synod, was appointed to "think the unthinkable" on welfare reform when Tony Blair's government came into office. But barely more than a year later, Frank Field returned to the back benches, and changes to the British welfare system are progressing along less radical lines.
17 January 2000