The Archbishop of York has signalled that he wishes to be considered to succeed Dr Rowan Williams as the next Archbishop of Canterbury. Dr John Sentamu has repeatedly refused to confirm whether or not he would be throwing his hat into the ring to lead the Church of England when Dr Williams steps down later Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Archbishop of Canterbury’
40% less children know the Lord’s Prayer
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
Children are less likely to know the Our Father but are more likely to say religion is more important to them than children of 40 years ago, a BBC study shows. The survey marked 40 years since Newsround was first broadcast. The programme surveyed over 1,000 children aged 6-12 and 1,000 adults who’d have been Read more
Wanted: Archbishop of Canterbury – must be man of faith and diplomacy
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012Church of England takes uprecedented step of advertising for position following Dr Rowan Williams’ decision to step down.
If you are looking for more responsibility and influence in your next job then an advertisement published by the Church of England this weekend may just catch your eye – for the post of Archbishop of Canterbury.
The church has for the first time decided to advertise for the job, following the decision last week of Dr Rowan Williams to step down.
The job spec, published in the Church Times and the Church of England newspaper under the heading ‘Vacancy in the See of Canterbury’, states that “submissions will be gratefully received”.
Read the article...Doubts emerge over use of Twitter to help elect Archbishop of Canterbury
Friday, March 30th, 2012
Doubts have now been cast over a report in the Telegraph that Twitter users will be invited to help choose the new Archbishop of Canterbury. The Telegraph reported on Wednesday that “Having wrestled with the best way to choose a new leader, the Church of England has decided to use the social networking site Twitter.” Read more
Doubts emerge: Liberal PM Cameron has last say on new Archbishop
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
Britain’s Conservative MP’s have begun lobbying Prime Minister David Cameron to select a traditionalist candidate as the next Archbishop of Canterbury. In the midst of Britain’s debate on redefining marriage to include people of the same sex, Peter Bone, the MP for Wellingbrough and Rushden is one urging Cameron to choose someone who represents the Church’s traditional Read more
- Archbishop Nichols pays tribute to Archbishop of Canterbury
- Church approval needed for gay marriage, says Archbishop of York
- Sentamu 'not up to leading the church' claim insiders as bitter infighting breaks out over next Archbishop of Canterbury
- Archbishop of Canterbury's resignation sparks speculation over successor
- Church of England opposes gay marriage plans
- Poll shows most Scots favour traditional marriage
- Process for choosing the Archbishop of Canterbury is absurd and scandalous (Opinion)
Archbishop of Canterbury to visit New Zealand before he resigns
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
The Archbishop of Canterbury has announced his resignation. Dr Rowan Williams says he will quit at the end of the year to return to academic life. He has accepted a position as Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge University. Hinting at the pressures of the job, he said he hoped his successor would have ‘the constitution of Read more
- Interview with Archbishop Rowan Williams
- Archbishop of Canterbury announces his resignation
- TV3 New report and interview with Bishop Matthews
- A great Archbishop -The Guardian
- Rowan Williams was brilliant but failed to bridge the chasm
- Agonies of an Archbishop -The New York Times
- Archbishop of Canterbury's balancing act
- Rowan Williams was brilliant, but failed to bridge chasm of divided church
- Rowan Williams: Farewell to a man of intellect, integrity and spirituality
- Parting shot at dim-witted prejudice against Christianity in Britain
Archbishop of Canterbury to address New Evangelisation synod
Friday, March 16th, 2012
Pope Benedict has invited the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, to give some theological reflections at October’s world Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelisation. “I’m being invited to give some theological reflections on the nature of mission, the nature of evangelization, and I’m extremely honored to be invited to do this,” Williams told Vatican Read more
Pope and Archbishop of Canterbury pray together in Rome
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
Pope Benedict and the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, spiritual leader of the Church of England, on Saturday afternoon gave thanks together on the 1000th anniversary of the Camaldoli monastic community and celebrated Vespers in the church of St Gregory on the Caelian Hill. Williams is the third successive archbishop of Canterbury to visit San Gregorio Read more
Too much foreign support concerns Egypt’s Coptic Christians
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Egypt’s Coptic Christians are worried by increased attacks on them and their churches by muslims and the military and would rather not draw too much attention to themselves by accepting too much foreign aid. A minority group in a Muslim country, they fear a backlash and so at this time when all Egyptians are suffering Read more
Jesus would be an anti-corporate occupier – Archbishop of Canterbury
Friday, December 9th, 2011
Jesus would have joined the anti-corporate Occupy movement protestors says Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury. In an article for the Christmas edition of the Radio Times magazine, Williams considers the slogan ‘What Would Jesus Do?’, with particular reference to those involved in the recent events at St Paul’s Cathedral. “The Jesus we meet in Read more