Search results for ‘Dr Rowan Williams’
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Archbishop of Canterbury criticises Coalition
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.
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President Obama visits Ground Zero
US President Barack Obama visits Ground Zero in New York, which has become the hub of American celebration over the death of Osama bin Laden. Sarah Smith reports from New York.
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Osama bin Laden killing leaves Archbishop ‘uncomfortable’
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.
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Archbishop urges rich to shoulder their load in economy
The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged the wealthier people in society to shoulder their load in the economic downturn in his Christmas Day sermon.
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Anglican bishops defect to Roman Catholic Church
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.
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Jobless who refuse manual work could lose benefits
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith tells the long-term unemployed to “play ball” or face losing benefits under proposals contained in the welfare reform white paper.
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Pope attacks ‘marginalisation of religion’
The Pope attacks the “increasing marginalisation of religion” in an historic address to MPs after earlier meeting the Archbishop of Canterbury. Alex Thomson looks at the careful words of the Pope.
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Six men held over Pope terror alert
Six men have been arrested in London over a potential threat to the Pope who spent the day in London on his first-ever state visit to the UK.
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Pope Benedict will see a different UK to John Paul II
Catholic commentator Michael Walsh writes for Channel 4 News on how Pope Benedict will visit a very different Britain to that seen by his predecessor Pope John Paul II in 1982.
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Church condemns abuse as Pope heads to UK
Days before the Pope arrives in the UK for his state visit, event organiser Lord Patten tells Channel 4 News the allegations have left an “appalling stain on the Catholic church”.
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Exclusive: Church of England gags abuse victim with NDA
A woman who claims she was abused by a vicar has told Channel 4 News she was forced to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) – before she was allowed to read an official review accusing the Church of England of mismanaging her complaints.
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Cameron: aid tradition makes me ‘proud to be British’
Britain pledges £375 million to help feed millions of the world’s poorest children, as part of a global agreement to tackle malnutrition.
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Celebrities and activists call for action on world hunger
David Beckham, Bill Gates and Danny Boyle are set to address a rally against global hunger in London’s Hyde Park ahead of the G8 summit.
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Winston Churchill to be the new face of the five pound note
With the news that Winston Churchill will grace the five pound note from 2016, Channel 4 News asks who should appear on British bank notes?
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Archbishop: UK plans for gay marriage a ‘shambles’
Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols describes the government’s plan for gay marriage as undemocratic and a “shambles”.
