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Archbishop of Canterbury pledges a ministry of hospitality in a fractured world

The 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd and Most Hon Sarah Mullally DBE, has pledged a ‘ministry of hospitality’ in a ‘fractured world’, following her Confirmation of Election service on 28 January 2026.

29 January 2026

Archbishop Sarah Mullally takes up Primatial Cross at Confirmation of Election service

Archbishop Sarah Mullally took up the Primatial Cross as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury during a Confirmation of Election service held at St Paul’s Cathedral. Her public duties begin in March, after an Installation service in Canterbury. 

28 January 2026

The Archbishop of York and Cardinal Vincent Nichols call for an end to the war in Gaza

Church leaders including the Archbishop Stephen Cottrell and Cardinal Vincent Nichols, have issued a statement calling for an end to war in Gaza.

18 September 2025

Mothers’ Union Worldwide President, Kathleen Snow, Commissioned by Archbishop of York

Kathleen Snow has been commissioned as Worldwide President of Mothers’ Union, by the Archbishop of York at St Martin-in-the-Fields.

25 March 2025

Archbishop of York Celebrates Christian Unity at Ecumenical Services in Rome

The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, and the Most Reverend Ian Ernest from the Anglican Centre in Rome took part in ecumenical services at the Basilica of St Paul’s Outside the Walls in Rome during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

15 January 2025

Archbishop of Canterbury explains why he abstained on C of E same-sex prayers vote

Archbishop Justin Welby abstained in a vote by the Church of England’s General Synod on a motion about prayers for same sex couples.

16 November 2023