September 1, 1998 A statement from the Primate

Excerpts from a statement by Primate Michael Peers Among this newspaper's readers are some who are confronting agonizing decisions about medical treatment for loved ones who are no longer capable of making decisions for...

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September 1, 1998 Churches challenged to put money on resolution

A Lambeth Conference resolution on international debt and economic justice demands action by governments and banks, but also by churches. Bishop Peter Selby of Worcester, England, said the goal was to provide "the kind of...

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September 1, 1998 Human rights abuses still happening

In a report both horrifying and compelling, the part of Section 1 which focused on human rights challenged the Anglican Communion to continue its heritage as a church of peacemakers and prophets. In their seven-page report,...

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September 1, 1998 Can Christianity and Islam co-exist?

News of the murder of three Roman Catholic nuns in an Islamic nation, Yemen, prompted an unexpected moment of silence at the beginning of the Lambeth Conference's plenary session on Christian-Muslim relations. As he began...

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September 1, 1998 New mission challenges

Mission and evengelism are like two sides of a coin for Christians, as "all are called and all are sent" to live and proclaim the Good News, says the report from Section 2. The report quotes Archbishop of Canterbury George...

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September 1, 1998 Women divide over ordination

The Lambeth Conference approved a controversial resolution that bishops should not be compelled to ordain or license women. The resolution was hammered out during meetings between female and traditionalist bishops, and...

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September 1, 1998 Women bishops warmly welcomed

Canterbury One of the great ironies of Lambeth 1998 is that the supposed stumbling block of women bishops failed to materialize. Right up to the conference, stories appeared in newspapers talking about the "Lambeth walk"...

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September 1, 1998 Church stays committed to unity

The Lambeth Conference sent a stong message of committment to church unity. The bishops recommitted the international Anglican Church to journey towards "the full, visible unity of the church as the goal of the ecumenical...

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September 1, 1998 Cardinal 'cautious' in remarks

A top official of the Roman Catholic church has offered a positive but cautionary assessment of the relationship between the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches, say ecumenical consultants at Lambeth. The homily at an...

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September 1, 1998 Checklist becomes guide to interfaith relations

The Lambeth Conference has set up a checklist to guide Anglicans living and working alongside members of other faiths. Archbishop of Central Africa, Khotso Makhulu, and a Russian Orthodox ecumenical partner. ...

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