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The Pope's invitation to a much broader church

23.10.09

It's hard to imagine the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, throwing a Peter Mandelson-style hissy fit... more

Archbishop accused of double standards over land sell-off

15.10.09

Archbishop of Canterbury was accused of double standards over the sell-of of Church of England land... more

Archbishop tells families to grow their own

13.10.09

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Tony Blair blasted by Archbishop at Iraq war service

09.10.09

Tony Blair comes under attack from the Archbishop of Canterbury and a grieving father at a remembrance service for the Iraq war dead... more

Archbishops join attack on hedge fund curbs

07.10.09

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City Spy: Au revoir Andy, as he leaves C4 house

17.09.09

SO farewell to Andy Duncan, who has bowed to the inevitable and stepped down as chief executive of Channel 4 before having to face the elite of the British TV industry at the Cambridge Media Convention... more

How Peter Mandelson taught Gordon Brown the C word

16.09.09

The PM has finally conceded the need for cuts – but only after a fierce campaign headed by his deputy... more

Word 'God' is banned from church's posters

16.09.09

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Resentment at bankers' 'business as usual', claims Archbishop

16.09.09

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said he fears that the City is returning to business as usual with no 'repentance' for the excesses which led to the economic collapse... more

'Drunken' Bishop of Southwark to resign next year

07.09.09

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US bishops agree gay marriages

17.07.09

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I’m the root of all evil – a working mother

04.02.09

This week, I feel rather got at. According to Jonathon Porritt, by having a third child I have contributed to the destruction of the planet (even though this tiny person wears hand-me-downs and eats leftovers)... more

Don’t worry: our children have never had it so good

03.02.09

An inscription from 2800 BC reads as follows: “Children no longer obey their parents. Every man wants to write a book, and the end of the world is evidently approaching.”... more

The BBC should stay above the fray in Gaza

27.01.09

Rowan Williams performs the same function for me as Mahmoud Ahmadinejad does for some people and George Bush did for others... more

Why I'm now willing to give God a chance

31.12.08

As middle age enfolds me in its musty embrace I'm increasingly preoccupied by the deliberations of the Church of England... more

Never trust a guru when it comes to the crunch

30.12.08

The movie business and economic forecasting have more in common than you would think... more

Archbishop: PM's spending plea is like a drug addiction

18.12.08

The Archbishop of Canterbury launched a biting attack on Gordon Brown's economic strategy, comparing it to an "addict returning to the drug"... more

No confidence in the Pound

18.12.08

THE POUND's record fall against the euro is grimly illustrated by our story today in which a reporter found that a pound bought just under a euro at one exchange outlet... more

God help us...

10.10.08

Thousands of people worried about the credit crunch are seeking solace in a Church of England website that features an online “prayer for the current financial situation”... more

In the end, Dostoevsky, too, saw the need for God

30.09.08

You can accuse the Archbishop of Canterbury of many things but at least he has impeccable taste in literature... more

Archbishops attack 'bank robbing' share traders

25.09.08

The bankers and traders responsible for the recent financial crisis came under fire from both of England's Anglican archbishops... more

Faithful gay sex is same as marriage, says Archbishop

07.08.08

The Archbishop of Canterbury believes active homosexual relationships can be morally equivalent to traditional marriage between a man and woman... more

It's your job to stand up to the bigots, Archbishop

05.08.08

Why does Rowan Williams bow down before those belligerent African Anglican bishops and their conservative supporters who view homosexuality as "unnatural" and a "sin"?... more

Bishop's plea to Church: Do not discriminate against women

07.07.08

A senior London bishop has made a plea against discrimination as the General Synod prepares for a showdown vote on women bishops... more

Ghaffur is right - the Met still lags behind on race

01.07.08

Zaheer Ahmad, the president of the National Association of Muslim Police, has urged the Home Secretary to launch a "critical review" of racism in the police... more

Schism threat as Church votes on women bishops

01.07.08

The Church of England is at war amid threats of a schism... more

Noisy, edgy London or dull, calm Zurich - it's no contest

10.06.08

Here in London, we value the fastened beating of our hearts over the punctual emptying of our bins... more

Don't preach to us about runways, Archbishop

09.05.08

The plain truth is that the whole phenomenon of climate change has been caused by unsustainable over-population... more

Archbishop is backing Heathrow demo and risking wrath of PM

08.05.08

The Archbishop of Canterbury is backing a mass demonstration against a third runway at Heathrow... more

A man of war finds inner peace

06.02.07

War photographer Don McCullin was a surprising choice to take portraits of 10 leading representatives of England's main faiths but he has produced an important marker of these unpredictable times. ... more