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South Sudanese bishop to advise Archbishop of Canterbury on Anglican Communion Affairs

The Bishop of Kajo-Keji in South Sudan, the Rt Revd Anthony Poggo, is to become the Archbishop of Canterbury’s new adviser for Anglican Communion Affairs.

04 October 2016

Community of St Anselm welcomes new members for its second-year

The new members of the international new-monastic community for young people based at Lambeth Palace, have been commissioned by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.

03 October 2016

Archbishop Welby welcomes refugee community sponsorship scheme

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has welcomed a new UK-government scheme to allow community groups in the country to directly sponsor a refugee family.

19 July 2016

First Community of St Anselm members finish their "year in God's time"

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has prayed for the first members of the monastic-inspired Community of St Anselm as they came to the end of their “year in God's time.”

27 June 2016

Vacancy: Archbishop of Canterbury's Adviser for Anglican Communion Affairs

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, is seeking an adviser for Anglican Communion affairs, to work from Lambeth Palace, his London home and office. The successful applicant, who will be a priest or bishop in the Anglican Communion, will “serve and support the Archbishop in all matters relating to his Anglican Communion responsibilities.” 

16 May 2016

First ceremony for Archbishop of Canterbury's new awards

The first recipients of a new set of non-academic awards for outstanding service to the church were recognised in a ceremony at Lambeth Palace yesterday. Archbishop Justin Welby gave out the new awards, which recognise outstanding service in different fields, including those of Archbishop Justin’s ministry priorities.

01 April 2016

Lambeth's young monastic community hailed a major success

Forming a monastic community of young adults at Lambeth Palace to embrace a yearlong commitment to prayer, study and service may have been an audacious experiment, but members of its first class say the initiative has been a major triumph and an extraordinary life-changing experience.

29 March 2016

Archbishop of Canterbury appoints new Chief of Staff and Strategy

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, is delighted to announce the appointment of Canon David Porter as Chief of Staff and Strategy at Lambeth Palace. He takes over from Kay Brock, who retires this month after four years at Lambeth Palace.

09 March 2016

Join Archbishop Welby's Ash Wednesday service - on Facebook

Anglicans around the world are being invited to join an Ash Wednesday service at Lambeth Palace next week – through the social media platform Facebook.

05 February 2016

Young people invited to spend "a year in God's time" at Lambeth Palace

Young Christians from around the world are being invited to spend ‘a year in God’s time’ at Lambeth Palace, the London home of the Archbishop of Canterbury, as applications open for the second year of the Community of St Anselm.

14 December 2015