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Monday 06 February 2012
General Synod: Loyal address to HM the Queen
The Archbishop of Canterbury has highlighted the Queen's Christian faith as the Church of England's national assembly backed sending a message of "warmest congratulations"…...Read more here
Tuesday 31 January 2012
St Paul's issues Prayer to mark Queen's Diamond Jubilee
The following Prayer, written at The Queen's direction by the Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral for Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee, will be used in the Jubilee Thanksgiving Service…...Read more here
Thursday 26 January 2012
Presidents of Churches Together in England herald 'year of celebrations in England'
The Archbishop of Canterbury has joined the other Presidents of 'Churches Together in England' in heralding 2012 as 'year of celebrations in England', praising the central…...Read more here
Friday 20 January 2012
Archbishop visits Prison Radio Association at HMP Brixton
The Archbishop of Canterbury visited the Prison Radio Association at HMP Brixton yesterday, during which he spoke with prisoners about their training and work in prison radio.…...Read more here
Wednesday 18 January 2012
Poetry with Archbishop Rowan at Argyle Primary School
Archbishop Rowan Williams visited Argyle Primary School in Camden at the end of the school’s Poetry Week....Read more here
Tuesday 17 January 2012
Palestinian President meets Christian leaders
Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, met with representatives of Christian Churches in the UK, led by the Archbishop of Liverpool, the Most Revd Patrick Kelly,…...Read more here
Thursday 12 January 2012
Archbishop visits Magdalen College School
Archbishop Rowan Williams visited Magdalen College School in Oxford, an independent school for boys which has also accepted girls into the 6th form since 2010. ...Read more here
Sunday 08 January 2012
Archbishop's message at Memorial Service for victims of violence in Egypt
A Memorial Service for victims of the bombing in Alexandria, Egypt, has been held in the Coptic Orthodox Church Centre in Stevenage, Hertfordshire....Read more here
Sunday 01 January 2012
Archbishop's BBC New Year Message
Speaking in his annual BBC New Year message, the Archbishop of Canterbury reflects on the importance that Christianity bestows on young people and challenges us to actively…...Read more here
Tuesday 27 December 2011
Archbishop on Dostoevsky - Radio 4's 'One to One' programme
BBC diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall interviews Archbishop Rowan Williams about his fascination with the 19th-century Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky in 'One to…...Read more here
Sunday 25 December 2011
Archbishop's Christmas sermon – ‘Don’t build lives on selfishness and fear’
The Archbishop of Canterbury says Christmas challenges individuals and whole societies alike not to build lives based on selfishness and fear, but to be open to searching…...Read more here
Saturday 24 December 2011
In Congo or in Croydon, God is there for us
The following article by Archbishop Rowan Williams was published on Christmas Eve in The Times newspaper, and says that whether we are damaged by war, the riots, illness or…...Read more here
Thursday 22 December 2011
Press Advisory from Lambeth Palace
The Archbishop of Canterbury today set up an enquiry into the operation of the diocesan child protection policies in the Diocese of Chichester. ...Read more here
Thursday 15 December 2011
Bonneville School students decorate the Lambeth Palace Christmas tree
Children from Bonneville Primary School in Clapham decorated the Christmas tree at Lambeth Palace with help from Archbishop Rowan Williams and Mrs Williams. ...Read more here
Thursday 15 December 2011
Archbishop’s Pause for Thought message
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has spoken on BBC Radio 2’s Pause for Thought programme to reassure listeners that however imperfect or ‘messy’ their…...Read more here
Friday 09 December 2011
House of Lords Debate on Christians in the Middle East
The Archbishop of Canterbury introduced and closed an almost 5-hour debate in the House of Lords on the situation of Christians in the Middle East. ...Read more here
Wednesday 07 December 2011
Archbishop's Ecumenical Letter to Churches
In his ecumenical Christmas Letter to the heads of other Churches and Christian world communions, the Archbishop of Canterbury urges Christian leaders to overcome suspicion…...Read more here
Tuesday 06 December 2011
Archbishop of Canterbury visits Providence Row homeless day centre
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, together with the Joint Presidents of the Council of Christians and Jews, visited Providence Row at the Dellow Centre in the…...Read more here
Monday 05 December 2011
Archbishop's response to Guardian/LSE 'Reading the Riots' study
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, wrote this article for the Guardian newspaper, Tuesday 6th December 2011....Read more here
Monday 05 December 2011
Archbishop asks ‘What Would Jesus Do?’ in Christmas issue of Radio Times
In an article for the Christmas edition of the Radio Times magazine, the Archbishop of Canterbury considers the slogan ‘What Would Jesus Do?’, with particular reference…...Read more here
