The Church of Ireland Primate, Archbishop Robin Eames, tonight called for a new world order where compassion compels prosperous nations to strive for higher standards of living for those denied the basics of life.
Archbishop Robin Eames today urged the people of Northern Ireland to move on out of the darkness of the past and find a new confidence and hope for the future.
Amongst a number of outstanding people who will be conferred with honorary degrees by the National University of Ireland on Thursday 10 April 2003, will be the former Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Reverend Dr Walton Empey, and the Hon. Mrs Justice Catherine McGuinness, Supreme Court Judge and Chancellor of the United Dioceses of Dublin & Glendalough.
Christian ministry that reflects the needs of a fast changing society is varied and challenging and is developing rapidly within the Church of Ireland and in other communities according to speakers at the second Summit on Ministry meeting in the College of Education in Dublin on Saturday, 22 March 2003.
Bishop expresses sympathy
"As military action in Iraq commences we remember in our prayers all those whose lives are in danger throughout the Middle East.
The Church of Ireland General Synod will be held this year in the Stillorgan Park Hotel in south Dublin from Tuesday 13 May to Thursday 15 May.
New models of ministry will be among a range of topics to be discussed at the Church of Ireland Summit on Ministry to be held in Dublin on Saturday, 22 March 2003.