by Sean Reilly | Sep 7, 2008
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Willams has expressed great distress at the extreme violence being used between Hindus and Christians in Orissa, India, following the murder of Hindu leader, Swami Lakshmananda Saraswati, recently. In a letter sent at the end of last...
by Sean Reilly | Aug 26, 2008
The famous biblical story of creation, echoed in the prologue to John’s Gospel, famously contains the divine injunction, “Let there be light.” But the Church of England says that in an age of eco-responsibility, a little less light might be...
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
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, will today lead a high-profile march through London to highlight the need for governments to take firm action on the eradication of poverty worldwide. Taking part will be hundreds of archbishops and bishops, and their...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 18, 2008
Amid fevered media speculation about what it portends for the future of the 77 million worldwide Anglican Communion, Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has encouraged bishops on retreat in preparation for the full proceedings of the Lambeth Conference next...
