by Sean Reilly | Jul 26, 2008
Following comments from a cardinal that have caused controversy, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has welcomed the presence of a delegation from the Roman Catholic Church at the 2008 Lambeth Conference – writes Trevor Grunday. Speaking during a 24...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 25, 2008
Since the marketplace at the Lambeth Conference, offering a range of items from ecclesiastical clothing to theological literature, was opened four days ago, one of its centres of attraction has been the stall “Seeing Christ in Human Rights”. It is an...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 24, 2008
Dr Rowan Williams, spiritual head of the world’s 78 million Anglicans, today called on wealthy governments to fulfil their promises on aid, trade and development or see the world’s poor continue to suffer disease, starvation and death. The call came at the...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 24, 2008
In a video message for the UK-based World Development Movement (WDM), Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has backed calls for the British government and its citizens to take tough action on climate change. The WDM video says the UK government should stop the growth in...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 24, 2008
Catholic Cardinal Ivan Dias has told Anglican bishops meeting in the worldwide Lambeth Conference that division and acrimony hinders the reception of the Gospel message in a sceptical world. He also called for greater ecumenical cooperation in Christian action and...
