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Anglican and Catholic Archbishops accuse UK Government of “broken promise”

Archbishop Justin Welby and Cardinal Vincent Nichols describe the UK Government plans to cut international aid as “deeply worrying”.

09 April 2021

Britain’s Jewish community urged to embrace Church of England’s anti-slavery initiative

Britain’s Council of Christians and Jews is promoting an anti-slavery app that was devised as part of a Church of England initiative.

13 August 2018

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s pain at broken communion

Archbishop Justin Welby has spoken of the pain caused by the broken communion between Christians because of the Protestant Reformation.

30 October 2017

Becket's bones return to Canterbury Cathedral

The bones of Thomas Becket, the 12th Century Archbishop of Canterbury who was murdered at the behest of King Henry II, are to return to the cathedral where he was killed and buried at the conclusion of Becket Week - an ecumenical series of events organised by the Hungarian government.

23 May 2016

Special services mark royal anniversaries

A service of Compline was held at Waltham Abbey Church to commemorate the 950th anniversary of the coronation of King Harold Godwinson. Harold didn’t remain King long – he lost his life a few months after his coronation at the Battle of Hastings during the Norman invasion of England. He is believed to be buried in the churchyard at Waltham Abbey. 

07 January 2016

Archbishop Welby speaks of heartbreak following Paris attacks

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has spoken of the “utterly heart-breaking” attacks in Paris earlier this month, during an interview for the BBC television worship programme Songs of Praise.

23 November 2015

Archbishop of Canterbury praises 'inspirational' Great Lakes peace initiative

Archbishop Justin and Cardinal Vincent met last week with delegates from a church-led campaign striving for peace in Africa's troubled Great Lakes region.

19 May 2014

Archbishop Justin and Cardinal Vincent visit church-run crisis centre in Kent

The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Catholic Archbishop of Westminister yesterday visited a crisis drop-in centre run by local churches in Folkestone, Kent

16 April 2014