
Bishop David Urquhart to be the new Bishop to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York
02/02/2023
The Rt Revd David Urquhart has been announced as the new Bishop to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, taking over from Bishop Emma Ineson who has been appointed Bishop of Kensington.
2 min readArchbishop of Canterbury statement on Stephen Sizer Penalty Judgment
30/01/2023
Statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
1 min readArchbishop calls for prayer ahead of historic joint visit to South Sudan
29/01/2023
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has urged people to pray for the people of South Sudan ahead of his historic joint visit to the country with the Pope and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
4 min readArchbishop Justin's speech at the Reimagining Care Commission Launch Event
24/01/2023
Archbishop Justin spoke at the Reimagining Care Commission Report Launch. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York commissioned the report which sets out a radical and inspiring vision for England’s social care system.
7 min readCare and Support Reimagined: A National Care Covenant for England
24/01/2023
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have commissioned a report which sets out a radical and inspiring vision for England’s social care system. The Commission spent the last year and half speaking to people who get care and support, those who give it as well as academics, policy makers and politicians.
4 min readJewish and Christian students talk to the Archbishop about university life
19/01/2023
Jewish and Christian students from six universities across England have shared their experience of university life with the Archbishop of Canterbury, describing what it’s like to have a faith on campus and how their fellow students respond to them.
2 min readChurch Commissioners publishes full report into historic links to transatlantic chattel slavery and announces new funding commitment of £100m in response to findings
10/01/2023
The report follows an interim announcement in June 2022, which reported for the first time, and with great dismay, that the Church Commissioners’ endowment had historic links to transatlantic chattel slavery*
6 min read‘Caring goes to the heart of what is human’ says the Archbishop of Canterbury in his New Year Message
01/01/2023
Caring’s not easy, and care homes are struggling. Caring goes to the heart of what it means to be human. It’s hard, but it can also be the most life-giving thing we ever do. It comes back to that essential lesson: that we need each other. This year in my New Year message I had the privilege of visiting a Care Home, Bradbury Grange in Whitstable where I met residents and carers.
4 min readStatement by the Archbishop of Canterbury on the death of Pope Benedict XVI
31/12/2022
Pope Benedict was one of the greatest theologians of his age – committed to the faith of the Church and stalwart in its defence. I join with the church throughout the world, in mourning the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
2 min readChristmas Sermon from Archbishop of Canterbury
22/12/2022
Archbishop of Canterbury gives Christmas Day sermon
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