News and Statements

The latest news from the Archbishop of Canterbury.
  1. ABC Anselm

    Archbishop urges MPs to reject assisted dying bill

    06/09/2015

    As UK faith leaders unite to urge MPs to reject the Assisted Dying Bill, the Archbishop of Canterbury writes in the Observer that changing the law on assisted suicide would be seriously damaging - both to individuals and to our society.

    5 min read
  2. London skyline

    Archbishop of Canterbury on religious freedom

    16/07/2015

    Archbishop Justin Welby writes in the Times that our religious beliefs are |9999999998|a core part of what it is to be human|9999999998| - and the freedom to practise them must be protected here and abroad.

    5 min read
  3. Archbishop Justin and Patriarch Bartholomew in Istanbul, January 2014.

    Archbishop and Ecumenical Patriarch make joint call for action on climate change

    19/06/2015

    Archbishop Justin Welby and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew have written in the New York Times about our moral responsibility to act now on climate change.

    4 min read
  4. Interview

    Listen to Lyse Doucet’s interview with Archbishop Justin Welby

    28/05/2015

    The BBC’s Lyse Doucet, who has won a Sandford St Martin's award for religious broadcasting, interviewed the Archbishop of Canterbury in Egypt last month.

    1 min read
  5. ABC at Lambeth Palace

    Archbishop Justin on the Andrew Marr show

    13/07/2014

    A wide-ranging interview with Archbishop Justin was broadcast on the BBC's Andrew Marr show this morning.

    1 min read