Anglican Head Dr Rowan Williams: New Year 2007 Message
Monday, January 1, 2007

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams has given his New Year message, broadcast on BBC Television in the UK on New Year's Eve. The message was filmed in Holy Trinity Church in Clapham, and the Arndale Shopping centre in Wandsworth, South London and also featured footage shot during his visit to World Food projects in Southern Sudan. The full text is below:

Here in this London shopping centre - as in towns across the UK - the January sales are well underway - after a Christmas when many of us probably spent more than we should and eaten more than we should. It's all in stark contrast to Sudan where I visited last February. the rest