Rowan Williams

NOTE : Five Talents is a thriving charity which provides business training and small loans to thousands of the active poor in the developing world. The projects are delivered in partnership with the indigenous Anglican churches, which through their global reach are able to serve needy communities. At a Reception in aid of Five Talents on 29 October 2009, Dr. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, welcomed guests to Lambeth Palace and spoke of his support for the work of Five Talents in the context of the church’s particular role and ability to reach grassroots communities with transformative services. The following is the address ... Read Full Story

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams has expressed his concern at the election of the second openly gay bishop in the Anglican Church. He said the move raised "very serious questions" for both t.... Read Full Story

From the Guardian : The archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams , took the highly unusual step yesterday of protesting personally to the pope about his shock announcement last month of special arrangements for the mass conversion to Catholicism of disillusioned, traditionalist Anglicans. A spokeswoman for Lambeth Palace said after their meeting: "Obviously the archbishop expressed concern at the [decree announcing the special arrangements] and the way it happened. The pope listened in a friendly spirit." A statement issued by the Vatican described their discussions as "cordial" and, without referring specifically to the pope's initiative, said they had "focused on recent events affecting relations ... Read Full Story

via e-mail: The Archbishop of Canterbury today gave an address in Rome, as the guest of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. The address is part of a symposium being held at the Gregorian University, to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Cardinal Willebrands, the first president of the Council. The Archbishop says in his introduction: "Since the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s, the Roman Catholic Church has been involved in a number of dialogues with other churches - including with the Anglican Communion - which have produced a very considerable number of agreed statements. This legacy has been brought together ... Read Full Story

The Archbishop of Canterbury said Sunday that the U.S. and Iraq must protect the residents of Camp Ashraf from violence and abuse. The situation in Camp Ashraf "constitutes a humanitarian and human rights issue of real magnitude and urgency," Archbishop Rowan Williams said in a statement on his Web site. "There is a strong argument in terms of international law that the Ashraf residents are "protected persons." he said. "Both the government of Iraq and the government of the United States — as the agency responsible for the transfer of the residents to another jurisdiction — have an obligation to secure the rights of ... Read Full Story