Justin Welby confirmed as Archbishop of Canterbury at St Paul's Cathedral
The Bishop of Durham, the Right Reverend Justin Welby, has officially become the Archbishop of Canterbury at a ceremony, known as the ‘Confirmation of Election’, which took place in the context of an...
View ArticleStatement on the conclusion of the meeting of the House of Bishops
The House of Bishops of the Church of England has today expressed its encouragement and support for new robust processes and steps in bringing forward to General Synod the necessary legislation to...
View ArticleEthical investment policy on GMOs adopted
The Church of England national investing bodies will actively use their position as investors to encourage a precautionary approach to genetic modification (GM), having adopted an updated and more...
View ArticleMale focus important at UN Commission on Women, says England rep
Mandy Marshall, the Churhc of England representative at this year's UN Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW), says that educating men and boys is key to preventing violence against women, adding...
View ArticleAnglican mission agency leaders recommit to collaboration
Chief executives from ten leading Anglican Mission agencies this week recommitted to a work together “in join action and reflection within the framework of the Five Marks of Mission”. [More]
View ArticleOrder of Service for the inauguration of Archbishop Justin Welby, Canterbury...
The Order of Service for the inauguration of Archbishop Justin Welby, Canterbury Cathedral, Thursday 21 March 2013 is now available online [More]
View ArticlePhotographs from the Enthronement of Archbishop Justin Welby, Canterbury...
A selection of Photographs from the Service for the inauguration of Archbishop Justin Welby, Canterbury Cathedral, Thursday 21 March 2013 [More]
View Article'Out of our own traditions, and into the waves': the Archbishop of...
Preaching to 2,000 people inside the cathedral and millions more watching and listening around the world, Archbishop Justin said that fear imprisons us and stops us from being fully human. [More]
View ArticleAnglicans gather to plan new partnerships with health services
Nearly 200 church leaders and medics will gather in Birmingham, England, this week to plan new initiatives in health care. Against the backdrop of rising chronic illness in the UK, churches and...
View ArticleChristians and churches urged to pray for the media
Churches and Christians are being urged to mark Sunday 12th May 2013 as a special day of prayer for the media – and to contact their local newspaper, radio and TV station to find out what they would...
View ArticleJoint statement from The Archbishops of Canterbury and Westminster, Justin...
Since the very first days of the Syrian conflict in March 2011, we have prayed as we watched in horror and sorrow the escalating violence that has rent this country apart. We have grieved with all...
View ArticleNew proposals to enable women to become bishops
The Church of England has published, today, new legislative proposals to enable women to become bishops which will be debated by the General Synod in July. [More]
View ArticleArchbishop of Canterbury's statement on the killing of Drummer Lee Rigby
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, said today that "all our prayers and mine" are with the family of Lee Rigby, the British soldier killed in Woolwich on Wednesday. In a joint press...
View ArticleArchbishop of Cape Town encourages Anglican Communion to Think.Eat.Save
The Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Thabo Makgoba, the chair of the Anglican Communion Environment Network (ACEN), is encouraging the 85 million Anglicans in 38 Provinces to use new ACEN...
View ArticleArchbishop of Canterbury's speech to the Lords on the government's gay...
Read the Archbishop's speech today during the Lords' debate on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill [More]
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