April 1, 2003 Williams takes his seat

Canterbury, England Archbishop Rowan Williams was enthroned as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, in the majestic, medieval Canterbury Cathedral, with ancient pageantry to reflect the history of the occasion, and African...

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April 1, 2003 Sex workers supported

London The rector of a church in London's Soho neighbourhood has expressed support for local sex workers who are fighting eviction by Westminster City Council, stating that the council should target those plying their trade on...

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March 1, 2003 Four churches 'on way to union'

London Four Scottish churches took "a few, first steps on the way to union" as they published in mid-January several recommendations for a united church. The Scottish Church Initiative for Union, which began work in 1996,...

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March 1, 2003 Bishop lends hand to arms protest

Bishop Richard Harries, the bishop of Oxford, posed with a rifle as part of a new campaign in Great Britain against the arms race. He appeared on the cover of January's Amnesty International magazine. He is spearheading the joint...

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November 1, 2002 U.K. evangelicals split over Williams

London Leading evangelicals in Britain are rushing to staunch the tide of criticism leveled at incoming archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams by their own associates, who have questioned his position on sexual morality and...

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September 1, 2002 Archbishop of Wales appointed to succeed Carey in Canterbury

The choice of Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Wales, as new head of the Church of England, likely means that the church will have a stronger and more controversial public voice than it has in the recent past, observers...

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September 1, 2002 C of E to allow remarriage for divorced people

York, EnglandThe Church of England's General Synod has voted to allow clergy to remarry divorced people. The synod said in 1981 that "there are circumstances in which a divorced person may be married in church during the lifetime...

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September 1, 2002 A fine mind with a common touch

Rowan Williams, the new Archbishop of Canterbury, is said to have both a fine mind and a common touch. Although theologically orthodox in many of his views, he has enraged conservatives, particularly in Africa and Asia,...

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September 1, 2002 Women bishops approved

EdinburghMembers of the Scottish Episcopal Church, meeting in General Synod, have voted to allow women bishops. Churches across Scotland now have a year to discuss the issue in their own dioceses. The motion will be...

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March 1, 2002 Who will follow Carey?

The announcement of Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey's retirement next fall has spawned a swirl of soul-searching in Britain over how the next man will be chosen, and kept British bookies and editorial writers busy...

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