Anglican Communion News Service - Digest - Lambeth Palace

Archbishop of Canterbury announces new Chaplain

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:14:00 GMT

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, is delighted to announce the appointment of the Reverend Dr Jo Bailey Wells as his new Chaplain, based at Lambeth Palace. Her primary focus will be for the spiritual life at Lambeth Palace and for supportin... [More]

Archbishop of Canterbury's BBC Radio 2 'Pause for Thought' message

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:33:00 GMT

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has spoken on BBC Radio 2’s Pause for Thought programme about the positive effects that social media can offer to small initiatives by bringing them to a larger audience: “In the afte... [More]

Archbishop of Canterbury - Older people 'are still participants in society, not passengers'

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:14:00 GMT

In his final appearance in the House of Lords as Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams leads a debate about the place and contribution of older people in society. [More]

Women Bishops: Enough Waiting - Bishop of Willesden's Message to General Synod

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:51:00 GMT

In a video message about the legislation for women bishops, the Bishop of Willesden, the Rt Revd Pete Broadbent, urges those thinking of voting against the legislation to think again as ‘there is now in the Measure sufficient provision for thos... [More]

Women Bishops: Enough Waiting - Rebecca Swinson's message to General Synod

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:45:00 GMT

In a video message for the Archbishop’s campaign to support the current legislation for women bishops, Rebecca Swinson - the youngest-ever member of Archbishops’ Council – outlines why she wants to see the legislation for women bish... [More]

Archbishop of Canterbury's 'shock and sadness' at the violent attack on Malala Yousafzai

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:37:00 GMT

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has expressed his shock andsadness at the violent attack on Malala Yousafzai and two other school girls in Pakistan. [More]

Archbishop of Canterbury sends greetings on the occasion of Rosh Hashanah 2012

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:33:00 GMT

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has sent a greeting to Jewish communities on the occasion of Rosh Hashanah, marking the start of the Jewish New Year. [More]

Archbishop of Canterbury's 2012 Eid message

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:47:00 GMT

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has sent his annual greetings to Muslim communities for the festival of Eid Al-Fitr on Sunday 19th August, marking the end of Ramadan. [More]

Archbishop of Canterbury's Pause for Thought message on the Diamond Jubilee

Thu, 31 May 2012 10:12:00 GMT

In his contribution to BBC Radio 2's Pause For Thought programme this morning, the Archbishop of Canterbury expresses his hope that The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee will give people the 'chance to get in touch with the background of their lives, the... [More]

Archbishop of Canterbury's contribution to House of Lords debate

Tue, 29 May 2012 14:50:00 GMT

Archbishop of Canterbury's contribution to House of Lords debate on role and contribution of faith communities The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, made a contribution to Lord Sacks’ debate in the House of Lords today, in which he ... [More]

Building Bridges Christian-Muslim Seminar on Death, Resurrection and Human Destiny

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:50:00 GMT

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, will chair the 11th Annual Building Bridges Seminar in London and Canterbury, from April 23 – 25, 2012. [More]

Archbishop Williams on Bonhoeffer - what it means to be free

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:37:00 GMT

Archbishop on Bonhoeffer - what it means to be free In a sermon broadcast live on BBC Radio 4's Sunday Worship, Archbishop Rowan Williams preached on the theme of freedom - what it means to be free and how we can achieve the true freedom ‘to b... [More]

Archbishop of Canterbury to deliver human rights lecture

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:15:00 GMT

Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, will deliver a lecture on 'Faith, human rights and human dignity' of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva at the invitation of the World Council of Churches. [More]

The Church is under-appreciated says the Queen

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:58:00 GMT

The Church is under-appreciated says the Queen From The Telegraph website View the video accompanying this article here The Queen has discussed the importance of faith in modern Britain with leaders from the the UK's nine traditional w... [More]

Archbishop Rowan Williams: assisted suicide could spell 'disaster'

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:36:00 GMT

The Archbishop of Canterbury last night warned that moves to legalise assisted suicide could spell “disaster” for society. [More]