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Friday 11 May 2012
Lambeth schoolchildren walk jubilee elms to Lambeth Palace
50 seven year olds from Walnut Tree Walk Primary School arrived at Lambeth Palace this afternoon with some special elm saplings which will spend the summer in the Lambeth…...Read more here
Wednesday 09 May 2012
Archbishop awards the first 'Examination in Theology' PhDs at Lambeth Palace
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has today awarded Lambeth PhDs to the Revd Canon Les Oglesby and the Revd Canon Bob Reiss during a service of Choral Evensong…...Read more here
Wednesday 09 May 2012
Archbishop hosts fifth multi-faith dialogue on international development
The Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday hosted the fifth multi-faith dialogue on international development at Lambeth Palace. This year the event was co-hosted with Islamic…...Read more here
Tuesday 01 May 2012
HRH Prince Charles opens exhibition at Lambeth Palace Library
Archbishop Rowan Williams and Mrs Jane Williams welcomed HRH Prince Charles to Lambeth Palace to open a new exhibition at the Lambeth Palace Library. ...Read more here
Thursday 26 April 2012
Archbishop's book review in Prospect magazine
In an article for Prospect magazine, Archbishop Williams reviews two recent and thought-provoking books that engage with the continuing debate on ethics, economic life and…...Read more here
Wednesday 25 April 2012
The Archbishop's message for World Malaria Day 2012
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, urges governments to continue to invest in malaria programmes in his message for World Malaria Day 2012: "We have already…...Read more here
Monday 23 April 2012
Archbishop speaks at Building Bridges Seminar on Death, Resurrection and Human Destiny
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, chaired the 11th Building Bridges Seminar in London and Canterbury on 23rd-25th April. ...Read more here
Friday 20 April 2012
Archbishop Commemorates the Martyrdom of St Alfege
To commemorate the 1000th anniversary of the martyrdom of St Alfege, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, joined the Millennium Pilgrimage from Southwark to Greenwich…...Read more here
Friday 20 April 2012
Building Bridges Christian-Muslim Seminar on Death, Resurrection and Human Destiny
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, will chair the 11th Annual Building Bridges Seminar in London and Canterbury, from April 23 – 25, 2012....Read more here
Thursday 12 April 2012
Taizé: Archbishop's message to young people preparing to visit the Taizé Community
A video message from the Archbishop of Canterbury for young people about to visit the Taizé Community in France. The Archbishop talks about his first pilgrimage there as…...Read more here
Sunday 08 April 2012
Archbishop's Easter Sermon 2012 - 'God raised Jesus to life'
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams says that the ultimate test of the Christian religion is not whether it is useful, beneficial or helpful to the human race…...Read more here
Wednesday 04 April 2012
Holy Week Lectures on St Paul at Canterbury Cathedral
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, delivered a series of three Holy Week Lectures on the theme "St Paul: the Man and his Letters". ...Read more here
Thursday 29 March 2012
Archbishop supports early intervention youth work on visit to St Peter's, Harrow
Archbishop Rowan Williams visited St Peter’s Church in Harrow, North West London, to learn about some of the local projects supporting good mental health in young people....Read more here
Monday 26 March 2012
Archbishop's address at Welsh Assembly
The Archbishop visited the National Assembly of Wales and delivered a keynote address on the subject "For the common good: what is it that turns a society into a community?".…...Read more here
Sunday 25 March 2012
Understanding Jesus - Archbishop's sermon at St Michael's College
Archbishop Rowan Williams preached at St Michael's College, Llandaff, during a visit to Wales. The service was the theological college's end of term eucharist, and the Archbishop…...Read more here
Saturday 24 March 2012
Literature Wales launches 2012 Literary Tourism programme
In the National Museum Cardiff, the Archbishop of Canterbury spoke about his love of Welsh literature at the launch of Literature Wales' 2012 Literary Tourism programme. ...Read more here
Saturday 24 March 2012
Archbishop Rowan's day in St David's, Wales
On Saturday morning Archbishop Rowan Williams preached to a packed cathedral in the city of St David’s on the rocky peninsula which has been a site of worship and pilgrimage…...Read more here
Friday 23 March 2012
Waldo Williams - Poetry and Peacemaking
The Archbishop of Canterbury delivered the Waldo Williams Society's annual lecture in Pisgah Congregationalist Chapel, Pembrokeshire, and talked about the poet's desire that…...Read more here
Sunday 18 March 2012
Archbishop speaks at Springfield Church, Surrey
The Archbishop of Canterbury spoke about his life and work as he answered questions in front of the Springfield Church congregation in Wallington, Surrey. ...Read more here
Friday 16 March 2012
Archbishop of Canterbury to be Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge
Archbishop Rowan Williams has announced his acceptance of the position of Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge with effect from January 2013. He will therefore be stepping…...Read more here
Friday 16 March 2012
Archbishop's interview with Press Association
Archbishop Rowan Williams spoke to the Press Association following the announcement that he will step down from the office of Archbishop of Canterbury at the end of December…...Read more here
Friday 16 March 2012
Outline of procedures for the appointment of an Archbishop of Canterbury
The responsibility for choosing the next Archbishop of Canterbury rests with the Crown Nominations Commission (CNC). Its task is to submit the name of a preferred candidate…...Read more here
