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Liturgy and Anglican Identity

Liturgy and Anglican Identity

A Statement by the International Anglican Liturgical Consultation

20 December 2005

Archbishop of Canterbury: Advent Letter

Archbishop of Canterbury: Advent Letter

As Advent begins, we are all summoned to reflect on what it is that we hope from God our Saviour. 

16 December 2005

Churches hail 'coming of age' on climate change

Churches hail 'coming of age' on climate change

Operation Noah, the churches' climate change campaign, has welcomed the agreement reached at last week's climate summit to discuss long-term global climate strategy beyond 2012, and challenged the UK Government to declare the hand it will play.

15 December 2005

Article by Archbishop Rowan Williams from the Times newspaper

Article by Archbishop Rowan Williams from the Times newspaper

From the burnt wreckage of a church, a sign of hope in one Islamic nation.

15 December 2005

The Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas Message to the Anglican Communion

The Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas Message to the Anglican Communion

Perhaps the two images most of us will carry away from the last twelve months are those of the devastation caused by the tsunami just after last Christmas and by the hurricanes that devastated the southern states of America in the autumn. The natural world became a place of terror and disaster

15 December 2005

Dates for 2008 Lambeth Conference announced by Archbishop of Canterbury

Dates for 2008 Lambeth Conference announced by Archbishop of Canterbury

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams has officially announced the Lambeth Conference dates in an Advent Letter to the 38 primates around the world. Archbishop Williams, at whose invitation the bishops come to the Conference, outlined his hopes for this global meeting of Anglican bishops.

13 December 2005

Lecture delivered by the Archbishop of Canterbury at the Islamic University, Islamabad

Lecture delivered by the Archbishop of Canterbury at the Islamic University, Islamabad

Imagine someone watching, over a period of about one year, the things that happen in a Christian church. They would be aware that one day of the week had special significance. Particularly if they were observing what happens in a historically Christian country, they would notice that Sunday is seen as important for meeting and praying

23 November 2005

Statement from Lambeth Palace following publication of the Global South Primates' Letter

Statement from Lambeth Palace following publication of the Global South Primates' Letter

'The Archbishop of Cantebrury has made it clear since before the time of his enthronement that neither he nor anyone else has a mandate to change the teaching of the Church by fiat.

18 November 2005

Archbishop of Canterbury to visit Pakistan

Archbishop of Canterbury to visit Pakistan

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is to visit Pakistan next week at what he says is a highly important period for the country. 'This is a crucial time to be visiting Pakistan. I know that there are many concerns about those who may have survived the recent earthquake but whose future is still threatened by the onset of extremely cold weather conditions'.

17 November 2005

Communique from The Anglican Old Catholic International Co-ordinating Council

Communique from The Anglican Old Catholic International Co-ordinating Council

The new Anglican Old Catholic International Co-ordinating Council (AOCICC) met between 7th - 10th November, 2005, at Haus Bruchmatt, Lucerne, Switzerland under the co-chairmanship of the Right Revd Jonathan Gledhill, Bishop of Lichfield, and the Right Revd Fritz-Rene Muller, Bishop of Switzerland.

15 November 2005