Stretching back to 1867 when an archbishop of Canterbury first invited the world's Anglican bishops to meet, Lambeth Conferences have played a key role in the Anglican Communion's sense of historic continuity. But they have also marked the milestones of profound historical change for an evolving, international church.
18 May 1998
The Archbishop of Canterbury's wife, Eileen Carey, has interviewed 21 spouses of Anglican bishops from all over the world about what it is like to be married to a bishop. These interviews are published for the first time in paperback in The Bishop and I.
11 May 1998
In response to that request the following prayers have been chosen and adapted as a spiritual aid.
11 May 1998
Marriage in a changing society and the effects of poverty on family life are just two issues which will be looked at by the bishops' spouses in their programme during the Lambeth Conference.
23 April 1998