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  • 27 Dec 2011
    ‘Don’t build lives on selfishness and fear’, says archbishop

    The Archbishop of Canterbury says Christmas challenges individuals and whole societies alike not to build lives based on selfishness and fear.

  • 25 Dec 2011
    Williams speaks of society's 'abused trust' and 'broken bonds'

    Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams is speaking of the "broken bonds and abused trust" of British society in his Christmas Day sermon.

  • 21 Dec 2011
    Assessing change in the Middle East and North Africa

    The new story in the Middle East and North Africa region is only one year young and it will take a long time before we can pass any definitive judgments about its successes and failures, says regional commentator Dr Harry Hagopian. Here he reviews the recent House of Lords debate initiated by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, adding further commentary and elucidation for observers, journalists and policy-makers.

  • 9 Jun 2011
    Rowan Williams is right, says Conservative MP

    The Archbishop of Canterbury is right that not much from the key policies being implemented by the government was put before the voters, says Mark Field MP.

  • 9 Jun 2011
    Archbishop of Canterbury strongly criticises government policies

    Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has criticised the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government's policies on a wide range of issues.

  • 10 Jul 2010
    Sentamu shoots the messenger

    The Archbishop of York, who is himself extremely adept at employing the media, has attacked reporting and comment on Church of England affairs. But for many it is the Church leadership's own claims to the moral high ground that are in the spotlight.

  • 9 May 2008
    Archbishop and Pope talk about Christian-Muslim relations

    Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has described his private meeting with Pope Benedict XVI in the Vatican earlier this week as "friendly and informal". They talked for an hour, especially about Christian-Muslim relations.

  • 25 Apr 2008
    C of E Archbishops make joint plea on Zimbabwe

    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.

  • 31 Dec 2007
    Williams' New Year message warns of a throwaway society

    In a message that will be shown on BBC2 at 20.30 GMT this evening and again on BBC1 at noon on New Year's Day, Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams warms Britain that a throwaway society risks creating throwaway people.

  • 23 Oct 2007
    Faith schools should be community oriented, agrees archbishop

    Publicly-funded schools sponsored by the church do not set out to indoctrinate pupils or promote a particular philosophy, says the Archbishop of Canterbury. But critics say they can still discriminate and inhibit social mixing.