Will Archbishop’s criticism spark repeat of 1980s?
Political Editor Gary Gibbon asks whether the Archbishop of Canterbury’s comments could see a return to the 1980s.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury attacks the Big Society concept as “aspirational waffle” designed to conceal a “deeply damaging withdrawal of the state from its responsibilities” to the vulnerable.
As Pope Benedict delivers his traditional message in Rome calling for peace, the Archbishop of Canterbury uses his last Easter sermon to attack what he calls a move to downgrade religious education.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is to step down after ten years, to take up a new academic role as Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge.
In a major statement backing the protest outside St Paul’s Cathedral, Dr Rowan Williams calls for moves to “effect credible change” in the financial system.
The Bishop of London has told the protesters camped outside St Paul’s that they should have a dialogue but that it would be wise for the Church to pursue legal options too.
Political Editor Gary Gibbon asks whether the Archbishop of Canterbury’s comments could see a return to the 1980s.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has warned that the Coalition is committing Britain to fundamental reforms “for which no one voted”. The Prime Minister says he profoundly disagrees with the comments.
The Archbishop of Canterbury says the killing of Osama bin Laden has left him with a “very uncomfortable feeling”. Bin Laden was unarmed when he was shot dead by US forces in a compound in Pakistan.
Belgium’s Justice Minister calls on the Catholic Church to punish a former Bishop who appeared on TV to deny he was a paedophile but admit abusing two young nephews.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged the wealthier people in society to shoulder their load in the economic downturn in his Christmas Day sermon.
In a Channel 4 News interview, one of the five Church of England bishops preparing to defect to Rome compares his old church to the Titanic.
As the Pope prepares to come to Britain, the Catholic church is engulfed by a new crisis. Jonathan Rugman has details of a distressing inquiry into child abuse by priests in Belgium.
Female bishops took part for the first time, as did representatives of other religious groups – in keeping with the King’s expressed wish to be a defender of all faiths. Just after the service, as the Abbey’s bells rang, we caught up with Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani, who carried the king’s chalice, and Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin,…
Police chiefs have offered a “profound apology” to the families of the 97 football fans who died as a result of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989.
In this morning’s sermon, the Archbishop of Canterbury remarked on how so few leaders receive the kind of “outpouring of love” for the Queen which we have seen today.