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Global Launch of ARCIC Document on Mary

Celebrating the completion of ARCIC's work on MARY has included launching the book on three major occasions.The Cathedral of St James (Roman Catholic) in Seattle, the Jerusalem Chamber of Westminster Abbey and on Trinity Sunday May 22 Roman Catholic Bishop Brian Farrell of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity presided at Vespers in All Saints Anglican Church

27 May 2005

Children and Young People - A Competition for the Best Art Work

Children and Young People - A Competition for the Best Art Work

Students, teachers, Sunday School staff and all, yes, parents and grandparents reading this, encourage an Anglican Communion project by printing out and colouring in

27 May 2005

Celebrate Anglican Communion Sunday

Celebrate Anglican Communion Sunday

This Sunday, May 29, in many parts of the Communion, is Anglican Communion Sunday, a day to raise awareness of and celebrate the Anglican Communion

27 May 2005

The gift of a cross: symbolism is rich at opening prayer service

On the shore of the Aegean Sea, a small craft delivered a cross of olive wood from Bethlehem at morning prayer on the first day of the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) near Athens

27 May 2005

Archbishop of Canterbury Lecture: Christianity, Islam and the Challenge of Poverty

Archbishop of Canterbury Lecture: Christianity, Islam and the Challenge of Poverty

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has said Christian and Muslim leaders should work together to forge a new vision of a prosperous society to challenge the orthodoxies of the global economy

20 May 2005

Archbishop's praise for progress towards reconciliation

Archbishop's praise for progress towards reconciliation

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has praised the progress made towards reconciliation amongst the religious communities in Sarajevo, ten years after the region's inter-ethnic conflict.

20 May 2005

Archbishop calls for Christian-Muslim co-operation on global poverty

Archbishop calls for Christian-Muslim co-operation on global poverty

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has said Christian and Muslim leaders should work together to forge a new vision of a prosperous society to challenge the orthodoxies of the global economy. 

20 May 2005

Archbishop Carnely's Sermon at Cathedral Church of St. James

Archbishop Carnely's Sermon at Cathedral Church of St. James

A sermon preached by The Most Revd Dr. Peter Carnley AO. Anglican Archbishop of Perth and Primate of Australia at the Cathedral Church of St. James in the Archdiocese of Seattle at vespers on Monday 16th May to celebrate the publication of the 'Seattle Statement' of the Anglican-Roman Catholic Theological Commission: 'Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ'.

18 May 2005

Archbishop's new Chaplain and Ecumenical Officer

Archbishop's new Chaplain and Ecumenical Officer

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has appointed the Revd Jonathan Goodall as his Chaplain and Ecumenical Officer. He will succeed the current Archbishop's Chaplain, the Revd Canon Dr David Marshall, who will be moving on in August after five years in the post.

17 May 2005

Environmental Issues a Communion-Wide Priority

Environmental Issues a Communion-Wide Priority

Striving "to safeguard the integrity of creation" and urging all provinces to get involved, the Anglican Communion Environmental Network (ACEN), meeting in Canberra, Australia, April 17-22, discussed the church's response to global warming and related issues such as rising sea levels, droughts, and increased storms and floods.

17 May 2005