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Press releases

June 2008

Archbishop and Religious Leaders call for Cooperation to Combat Poverty and Achieve Millennium Development Goals
Monday 9 June 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, today hosted religious leaders of different faiths…

Archbishop and Church Leaders call for worshippers to make 'Time for God's Creation'
Friday 6 June 2008
Church leaders have called upon Christians throughout England to use the period from 1st September until…

Archbishop - Christian-Muslim engagement 'for the sake of peace in our common home'
Tuesday 3 June 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday convened an ecumenical gathering to discuss ways in which Christian-Muslim…

May 2008

Archbishops call on UN for mediation and protection in Zimbabwe
Thursday 29 May 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of Cape Town yesterday spoke to Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary…

Archbishop unveils plans for London event to challenge global governments to reach targets on tackling poverty
Thursday 29 May 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has today announced plans to mount an unprecedented…

Archbishop Attends Opening of Goldsmiths' Exhibition
Thursday 29 May 2008
The Archbishop attended, as patron, the opening of the Goldsmiths' Summer Exhibition: Treasures of the…

Archbishop welcomes His Holiness, the Dalai Lama to Lambeth Palace for meeting of Faith Leaders
Friday 23 May 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Lambeth Palace…

Archbishop of Canterbury awards Lambeth Degrees
Tuesday 20 May 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is to award ten Lambeth Degrees this summer.

Archbishop presents Diploma and MA degrees
Thursday 15 May 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has this afternoon presented two Lambeth Diplomas and…

Government and business leaders talk climate change at Lambeth Palace
Tuesday 13 May 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams and the Bishop of London the Rt. Revd Richard Chartres…

Archbishop meets delegation from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Tuesday 13 May 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams received a delegation from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church…

Archbishop of Canterbury's Pentecost Letter to the Bishops of the Anglican Communion
Monday 12 May 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has today sent an open letter to the bishops of the…

Archbishop's Reflections on the 7th Building Bridges Seminar
Friday 9 May 2008
This is a unique annual series which brings together a range of internationally recognised Christian…

The Inauguration of David Richardson, Archbishop of Canterbury's personal representative in the Holy See
Wednesday 7 May 2008
Video and transcription of the Archbishop's blessing for David Richardson at Santa Maria Sopra Minerva…

Archbishop - Prayers for Burma
Wednesday 7 May 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has written to the Anglican church in Burma following…

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