
Synod: Archbishop of Canterbury's speech in Prayers of Love and Faith debate
14/11/2023
The Archbishop of Canterbury’s speech in Prayers of Love and Faith debate at General Synod on Tuesday 14th November 2023
4 min readGeneral Synod November 2023 - Joint Presidential Address
13/11/2023
Archbishop of Canterbury's Presidential Address at General Synod.
10 min readArchbishop of Canterbury's speech in Lords debate on Israel and Gaza
24/10/2023
This afternoon Archbishop Justin Welby gave this speech during the House of Lords debate on the situation in Israel and Gaza.
6 min readArchbishop of Canterbury calls for greater financial inclusion
09/10/2023
The Archbishop called for greater financial inclusion in his speech at the Lord Mayor's Dinner this evening.
5 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.
9 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 readThe Archbishop of Canterbury’s final speech on the Illegal Migration Bill amendments
18/07/2023
Archbishop Justin's final speech on the Illegal Migration Bill amendments at the House of Lords, 17th July 2023.
5 min readArchbishop Justin's message for the Emerging Peacemakers Graduation Ceremony
13/07/2023
The speech written by Archbishop Justin and delivered in person by Revd Dr Richard Sudworth, for the 2023 Emerging Peacemakers Forum Graduation Ceremony at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute in Geneva.
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