Category - archbishop

C of E Archbishops make joint plea on Zimbabwe

agency reporter — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:43:06 +0100

The Anglican Archbishops of Canterbury and York have issued a joint statement in support of the strong voice of fellow Christians in Zimbabwe, as the country's post-election crisis appears to be worsening.

British church leaders join calls for the release of Chaldean archbishop

staff writers — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:21:34 +0000

Church leaders in Britain, including Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, have continued to make private and public appeals for the release of Chaldean Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahno, who was kidnapped recently in Baghdad.

Archbishops say greed, violence and injustice are main challenges to humanity

staff writers — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 14:47:42 +0000

Violence, injustice and greed are the main threats to humanity - and a radical chnage of heart and mind is needed to address them. That was the message from Christmas sermons delivered yesterday by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York.

Nigerian Methodist will keep unity impulse moving forward

agency reporter — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:08:48 +0000

Nigerian Methodist Archbishop Michael Kehinde Stephen has been chosen to moderate the Continuing Committee on Ecumenism in the 21st Century, a group assigned to monitor and encourage initiatives in a global quest for Christian unity.

Anglican commitee backs US Episcopal Church compromise

staff writers — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 06:24:02 +0100

A joint report from the Anglican Consultative Council and the Primates of the Anglican Communion has found that the Episcopal Church has "clarified all outstanding questions" relating to its response to the requests of the Windsor Report on the sexuality row.

Archbishop warns churches not to expect a special place in public life

staff writers — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:01:33 +0100

Following an earlier comment about the unravelling of establishment, the Church of Ireland's new primate, Archbishop Alan Harper, has warned churches that they can no longer base their mission on the idea of having “a place as of right” to exert influence in the public arena.

Warsaw archbishop in dramatic resignation

staff writers — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 14:04:26 +0000

Archbishop Stanislaw Wielgus, who had been appointed the new head of the Warsaw Catholic Archdiocese in Poland, dramatically resigned this morning (7 January 2006), less than an hour before he was due to be installed in the city's historic cathedral.