2023 news archive

  1. Prayer vigil Pilgrimage of Peace

    Archbishop addresses thousands at South Sudan prayer vigil with Pope and Moderator

    04/02/2023

    The Archbishop of Canterbury addresses tens of thousands of people at an ecumenical prayer vigil in Juba, South Sudan, with Pope Francis and the Church of Scotland Moderator.

    3 min read
  2. St Stephens South Sudan

    My heart breaks at violence in South Sudan, says Archbishop of Canterbury 

    04/02/2023

    Preaching at All Saints Anglican Cathedral in Juba, the Archbishop of Canterbury said “my heart breaks with sorrow for South Sudan” amidst ongoing violence and sectarian conflict in the country. 

    3 min read
  3. Archbishop Justin arrives in Juba, South Sudan

    Archbishop arrives in South Sudan for historic peace pilgrimage

    03/02/2023

    Archbishop arrives in South Sudan for ‘historic’ peace pilgrimage with Pope and Moderator

    4 min read
  4. Bishop David Urquhart

    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 read
  5. The Archbishop of Canterbury logo

    Archbishop of Canterbury statement on Stephen Sizer Penalty Judgment

    30/01/2023

    Statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury. 

    1 min read
  6. justin-welby-pope-francis

    Archbishop 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 read
  7. Reimagining Care Report Launch

    Care 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 read
  8. Archbishop meets Jewish and Christian Students at Lambeth Palace

    Jewish 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 read
  9. Church Commissioners for England

    Church 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
  10. Filming New Year Message 2023

    ‘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 read