Speeches
February 2012
The Queen attends multi-faith reception at Lambeth Palace
Wednesday 15 February 2012
Archbishop Rowan Williams hosted a multi-faith reception for Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh…
Faith communities display sacred objects to the Queen
Wednesday 15 February 2012
The Archbishop of Canterbury welcomed HM the Queen and HRH the Duke of Edinburgh to a multi-faith event…
General Synod: Archbishop Rowan speaks in debate on women bishops
Wednesday 8 February 2012
The Church of England's General Synod is currently looking at the legislative process designed to make…
General Synod: Archbishop speaks on recent violence in Nigeria
Wednesday 8 February 2012
The Archbishop of Canterbury has warned that Nigeria is under threat of "disintegration" at the hands…
Archbishop's address at wreath laying ceremony for Charles Dickens
Tuesday 7 February 2012
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, delivered an address at a wreath laying ceremony at…
General Synod: Debate on Assisted Dying
Monday 6 February 2012
In a debate on Assisted Dying, the Archbishop of Canterbury warned that changes to the law to allow assisted…
General Synod: Loyal address to HM the Queen
Monday 6 February 2012
The Archbishop of Canterbury has highlighted the Queen's Christian faith as the Church of England's national…
Archbishop's pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Thursday 2 February 2012
Archbishop Rowan Williams made a personal pilgrimage to the Holy Land, visiting Galilee, Nazareth, Jericho,…
January 2012
Archbishop of Canterbury’s video message for Holocaust Memorial Day 2012
Friday 27 January 2012
In his video message to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day, the Archbishop urges us 'to speak on behalf…
Archbishop's message at Memorial Service for victims of violence in Egypt
Sunday 8 January 2012
A Memorial Service for victims of the bombing in Alexandria, Egypt, has been held in the Coptic Orthodox…
Archbishop's BBC New Year Message
Sunday 1 January 2012
Speaking in his annual BBC New Year message, the Archbishop of Canterbury reflects on the importance…
December 2011
Archbishop’s Pause for Thought message
Thursday 15 December 2011
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has spoken on BBC Radio 2’s Pause for Thought programme…
House of Lords Debate on Christians in the Middle East
Friday 9 December 2011
The Archbishop of Canterbury introduced and closed an almost 5-hour debate in the House of Lords on the…
Archbishop's Ecumenical Letter to Churches
Wednesday 7 December 2011
In his ecumenical Christmas Letter to the heads of other Churches and Christian world communions, the…
November 2011
Archbishop - national safety net needed to help society’s ‘forgotten’ young runaways
Wednesday 30 November 2011
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, paid a visit to The Children’s Society’s Safe In…