Anglican Communion News Service

The Archbishop of Wales at one of the sessions.

The Archbishop of Uganda celebrated the closing Eucharist of the Primates Meeting in the Cathedral at Canterbury on Tuesday April 16.

The wives that attended the meeting with their husbands spent time with Eileen Carey in various activities.

Anglican Communion leaders witnessed the official opening of the International Study Centre at Canterbury Cathedral on April 16. The Duke of Kent unveiled the cornerstone plaque for the Phase 2 building. Great support came from the Episcopal Church USA through the American Friends, chaired by the Rev Dr John Harper of Washington, DC. The Cathedral Boys sang and Dean Robert Willis welcomed those gathered. Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey said the prayer of dedication.

Also present were the former Dean and his wife, John and Ruth Simpson. Dean Simpson's vision for this centre began several years ago. He was present at the Lambeth Conference 1998 with the Bishops as the corner stone for the building was laid.

In session - AIDS and the Middle East Crisis occupied much of the Primates agenda both in their deliberations and in prayer.

AIDS - a lengthy session, led by the Archbishop of Cape Town and the Very Revd Colin Jones, former dean of Cape Town Cathedral and the Revd Ted Karpf, dealt with the new for the churches to help "break the silence" of this pandemic and to provide "a gospel of hope" to those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.