News and Statements

The latest news from the Archbishop of Canterbury.
  1. Archbishop joins with Anglican and Catholic bishops for two-day visit in Norwich

    Archbishop joins with Anglican and Catholic bishops for two-day visit in Norwich

    31/01/2024

    Archbishop joins with Anglican and Catholic bishops for two-day visit in Norwich

    2 min read
  2. Archbishop delivers speech in the House of Lords

    The Archbishop's speech on the Safety of Rwanda Bill

    29/01/2024

    The Archbishop of Canterbury gives a speech on the Safety of Rwanda Bill in its second reading in the House of Lords 

    4 min read
  3. The Archbishop of Canterbury receives an icon gift from His Holiness Karekin II in Canterbury. Photo: Lambeth Palace, 28 January 2024.

    Archbishop meets His Holiness Karekin II and Bishop Hovakim in Canterbury

    29/01/2024

    The Archbishop of Canterbury welcomed His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of all Armenians, with Bishop Hovakim Manukyan, Primate of the Armenian Church in the UK and Ireland, to Canterbury.

    2 min read
  4. Archbishop delivers sermon in Rome

    'We must find ways of being joyful in our disagreement'- The Archbishop's Sermon at San Bartolomeo all'Isola

    25/01/2024

    The Archbishop delivers a sermon at San Bartolomeo all'Isola in Rome, urging Christian unity. 

    10 min read
  5. Archbishop of Canterbury preview image

    Archbishop receives knighthood for services to the Crown

    30/12/2023

    The Archbishop of Canterbury has received the Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) in recognition of his prominent role in the Coronation in this New Years honours list. 

    1 min read
  6. Christmas Sermon

    The Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas Sermon 2023

    25/12/2023

    Read Archbishop Justin Welby's Christmas Day sermon preached at Canterbury Cathedral this morning.

    7 min read
  7. Christmas tree in Canterbury Cathedral

    The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Ecumenical Christmas Letter

    22/12/2023

    Read the Archbishop's Christmas letter to church leaders around the world.

    3 min read
  8. The Right Reverend Norman Banks, the Bishop of Richborough

    Retirement announced of the Bishop of Richborough, the Right Reverend Norman Banks

    19/12/2023

    The Right Reverend Norman Banks, the Bishop of Richborough, will retire on Easter Sunday next year. 

    2 min read
  9. Michael Ramsey prize Winner 2023

    Archbishop announces Bauerschmidt’s ‘The Love That Is God’ as winner of Michael Ramsey Prize

    14/12/2023

    The Archbishop of Canterbury has announced Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt as the winner of the 2023 Michael Ramsey Prize for contemporary theological writing.

    3 min read
  10. Archbishop speaking in the House of Lords

    Archbishop urges Government to scrap two-child benefit cap

    08/12/2023

    Scrap two-child benefit cap, says Archbishop

    2 min read