
Archbishop Justin in New York
26/09/2023
A recap of the Archbishop's time in New York, from the 21st to the 24th September.
3 min readArchbishop receives prestigious award for ecumenism
25/09/2023
The Archbishop of Canterbury has received an award from American Franciscans for his ecumenical work. Archbishop Welby was given the award at the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement in rural Graymoor in New York State on Saturday (23rd September 2023). Called the Paul Wattson Christian Unity Award, Archbishop Justin is the 14th person to receive it. One of his predecessors, Archbishop Ramsey who was in office between 1962 and 1974, was also a recipient 50 years ago.
6 min readArchbishop Justin Visits Market Drayton Debt Centre
15/09/2023
Archbishop Justin is patron of Christians Against Poverty (CAP) a charity who provide free professional debt advice, as well as help with finding jobs and budgeting, through churches across the UK. Today (Friday 15th September) he spent time at a CAP debt advice centre in Market Drayton where he met with volunteers and others who benefit from this service.
2 min readAccession Day: Archbishop Justin shares his Thought for the Day
07/09/2023
In a special BBC Radio 4 Thought for the Day to mark Accession Day, Archbishop Justin talks about loss and hope, drawing on his own experience. Read the full transcript here.
3 min readArchbishop Justin speaks at St Martin-in-the-Fields Autumn Lecture Series
06/09/2023
Archbishop Justin has given a lecture exploring the meaning of reconciliation. The lecture on 6th September 2023 was hosted by St Martin-in-the-Fields in central London, together with the charity Embrace the Middle East, a Christian development charity working in the region. The Archbishop’s lecture was the first in a series of 7 running from September to November. The series is called “Here I Stand, I can do no other”. These are the words of Martin Luther during the reformation in 1521.
22 min readSpeech to the British-Irish Association
05/09/2023
Read the Archbishop's recent speech on the changing face of Britain in the 21st century, given to the British-Irish Association at Pembroke College, Oxford.
15 min readWelcome for Professor Alexis Jay
20/07/2023
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York welcome the announcement today that Professor Alexis Jay, the former chair of IICSA, has agreed to develop proposals for a fully independent structure to provide scrutiny of safeguarding in the Church of England.
3 min readArchbishop of Canterbury pays tribute to his late mother
16/07/2023
Archbishop Justin has paid tribute to his mother, Lady Jane Williams, who died yesterday at the age of 93.
3 min readArchbishop asks Government to think again on Illegal Migration Bill
13/07/2023
Read the Archbishop’s speech in the House of Lords on the 12th July 2023, calling on the Government to adopt a long-term asylum strategy
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