News and Statements

The latest news from the Archbishop of Canterbury.
  1. Prayer Day Canterbury May 2023

    A space for people to pray in their own way

    01/06/2023

    To encourage those interested in prayer Archbishop Welby held a Prayer Day at Canterbury Cathedral on Saturday, 27th May.

    2 min read
  2. Archbishop Justin Welby

    “We will not abandon the most vulnerable”

    24/05/2023

    Archbishop Justin writes in The Times as the Illegal Migration Bill enters committee stage in the Lords. Read the full opinion piece, published on 24th May 2023.

    4 min read
  3. House of Lords

    Proposed amendments to Illegal Migration Bill

    23/05/2023

    The Archbishop has proposed two amendments to the Government’s Illegal Migration Bill as it enters Committee Stage in the House of Lords. 

    3 min read
  4. The Archbishop of Canterbury logo

    Archbishop of Canterbury statement on Soul Survivor

    16/05/2023

    Statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury. 

    2 min read
  5. Michael Ramsey Prize logo

    Archbishop of Canterbury relaunches Michael Ramsey Prize for 2023

    13/05/2023

    Nominations are now open for the 2023 Michael Ramsey Prize for Theological Writing

    3 min read
  6. Justin profile

    Archbishop of Canterbury launches new initiative to host Prayer Days

    12/05/2023

    Prayer Days initiative launched to inspire and explore new possibilities of how to pray, with the first being held at Canterbury Cathedral on the 27th May

     

     

    2 min read
  7. House of Lords

    Illegal Migration Bill, Second Reading: House of Lords speech

    10/05/2023

    Read in full, Archbishop Justin's speech in the House of Lords debate on the Second Reading of the Illegal Migration Bill.

    4 min read
  8. The Big Help Out

    Archbishop of Canterbury serves lunch for the Big Help Out

    08/05/2023

    Together with his wife, Mrs Caroline Welby, the Archbishop visited Catching Lives in Canterbury as part of The Big Help Out.

    2 min read
  9. Archbishop Coronation Lunch

    Archbishop of Canterbury hosts young people for Post-Coronation lunch at Lambeth Palace

    06/05/2023

    The Archbishop of Canterbury welcomed four-hundred young people to Lambeth Palace this afternoon after presiding at the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

    3 min read
  10. The Coronation of King Charles III

    The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Sermon for The Coronation of King Charles III

    06/05/2023

    Read the full text of The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Sermon for The Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla

    3 min read