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Archbishop of Canterbury
A number of speeches and papers delivered by the Archbishop of Canterbury have been concerned with this area. Though they are personal statements rather than official documents of the Anglican Communion it is inevitable, in view of the Archbishop’s role as the focus of unity of the Anglican Communion, that they should be regarded as holding a certain authority.
19-22 December 2006 Visit to Bethlehem
The Archbishop, and other church leaders in England, visited Bethlehem on an ecumenical pilgrimage.
A general report on the visit is found here.
http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2006/12/22/ACNS4232
The address given by the Archbishop to the civic leaders of Bethlehem on 21 December 2006 can be found here.
http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/releases/061222.htm
In The Times (London newspaper) of 23 December the Archbishop wrote about his concern and support for the Christian communities of the Middle East. The article can be accessed here.
http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/releases/061223.htm
At the end of their pilgrimage the Archbishop (and Cardinal Cormac Murphy O' Connor) were interviewed by the Today programme (BBC) on 23 December 2006. The transcript of the interview is here.
http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/releases/061223a.htm
19 December 2006 Holocaust Conference in Tehran
Statement for Holocaust Memorial Day 2006
Tuesday 27 January 2004
Ecumenical Service at St George’s Anglican Cathedral, Jerusalem
Sunday 13 April 2003
Palm Sunday Sermon
St George’s Anglican Cathedral