Posts Tagged ‘Archbishop’
by San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives The Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow, Mario Conti, is to criticise attempts north and south of the border to redefine marriage. In a strongly worded sermon to mark the seventh anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s election this morning, the Archbishop will say that it is “not the [...]
by Riksarkivet (National Archives of Norway) The Archbishop of York is heading to Jamaica in January to kick off a year of events to mark the 50th anniversary of the country’s independence from Britain. Dr John Sentamu and his wife, Margaret, will visit the island from January 21 to 31. During his stay, the [...]
by Smithsonian Institution The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is among the Christians praying for the world’s children today. The World Day of Prayer and Action for Children has the backing of UNICEF, Religions for Peace, and Save the Children. The day serves as a reminder to adults of the preciousness of children [...]
by National Library of Ireland on The Commons The Catholic Archbishop of Southwark has called for values, compassion and an “ethos of service” to be put back at the heart of health and social care services for older people. Responding to the Care Quality Commission report out this week, Archbishop Peter Smith said a [...]
by State Library of Queensland, Australia The Archbishop of Cape Town has hit out at the harassment faced by Anglican churches in Zimbabwe. The Most Rev Dr Thabo Makgoba has just returned to South Africa after visiting the country with the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, who met President Robert Mugabe yesterday to [...]
by San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives The Archbishop of York will today lead a service of commemoration for the 14 service personnel who lost their lives in a Nimrod crash five years ago. The Forces Commemoration Service is taking place at the Yorkshire Air Museum, home to the Allied Air Forces Memorial, [...]
by Powerhouse Museum Collection The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales has condemned the violence and theft in parts of London in recent days. Archbishop Vincent Nichols asked Catholics to pray for those directly affected by the violence, including the many people whose livelihoods have been ruined and those who [...]
by Bergen Public Library The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has voiced concern over increasing violence in South Kordofan in Sudan. There are fears that violence in the border state could unsettle South Sudan’s secession on July 9 and reverse the peace process. More than 98 per cent of southerners voted to secede [...]
by The Library of Congress Three years after the massacre in Kandhamal, Orissa, the number of faithful in the region is growing, says the Archbishop of Orissa, John Barwa. While the persecution of Christians in Orissa still exists, faith of people have been growing, and “even the number of faithful is increasing”, said the [...]
by Bergen Public Library Whether traditional in form or an innovative fresh expression, the common task of the church is to help people to see God, themselves and the world as never before. So said the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, at a Fresh Expressions conference held in Oxford on Friday to explore [...]
