Church of England needs to become MORE involved in politics to avoid losing focus on how to improve the world, Archbishop of York says Archbishop of York said Church of England should be more involved in politics The Most Reverend Stephen Cottrell said that political life had ‘shrunk’ and that the Church should supply ‘vision’ … Read more
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby slams Canada for over-ordering supplies of Covid vaccine that is hindering rollout to world’s poorest nations He said Canada has secured more than five times number of doses it needs Canada’s population is 38million but it has secured access to 414million doses Has reportedly secured 76million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech … Read more
Masked worshippers watch on as the Archbishop of Canterbury leads Christmas Day service to a socially-distanced congregation before he talks of ‘year of anxiety’ in festive message Justin Welby is expected to refer to a ‘year of anxiety’ in his Christmas message The Archbishop of Canterbury arrived at Canterbury Cathedral for a service He wore … Read more
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby tells the elderly NOT to go to church on Christmas Day as he warns it is ‘too dangerous’ Justin Welby said the elderly should not feel a ‘compulsion’ to go to church He said his own mother would not be attending because it is ‘too dangerous’ Archbishop of Canterbury said … Read more
Archbishop of Canterbury will take a three-month sabbatical next year as Justin Welby spends time in America for ‘reflection, prayer, and spiritual renewal’ Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby expected to be away from May-July 2021 He will study in either Cambridge or the United States during his time away Will study concept of reconciliation during this … Read more
Is Justin Welby losing faith with lockdown? Archbishop of Canterbury warns that forcing church services to stop is a ‘huge loss’ for worshippers Justin Welby is seeking a meeting with ministers to complain about the rules The archbishops said churches will this time stay open for individuals to pray Muslim leaders also criticised lockdown, calling for … Read more
The Archbishop Bishop of Canterbury has warned against coronavirus restrictions being imposed centrally and is said to be ‘deeply concerned’ about the impact of the rule of six on family life. The Most Rev Justin Welby said the Government had ‘determined the daily details of our lives’ during the coronavirus lockdown in a way ‘few … Read more
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby defends Labour MP who was slammed for joining criticism of the phrase ‘people with a cervix’ rather than ‘women’ The Reverend Justin Welby branded Duffield as a ‘brilliant constituency MP’ It comes after the Labour MP, 49, was accused of transphobia on Twitter Rw was sparked when Duffield ‘liked’ a post … Read more
Good heavens! Former Dean of Canterbury confesses to an ‘inappropriate relationship’ with the wife of ex-Archbishop Robert Runcie Reverend Victor de Waal, 91, quit after relationship with Lady Rosalind Runcie Affair happened years before Lady Runcie sued a newspaper for speculating about her marriage Her union with former Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie was dogged … Read more
Being a Christian in the Church of England means living with the ‘baggage’ of ‘saints and slave-traders’ says Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby Archbishop Justin Welby said the Church has an inheritance ‘to be repented of’ He acknowledged the coronavirus crisis and said church is committed to ‘pray’ Stephen Cottrell has taken over as Archbishop … Read more