Prince Philip dies: Archbishop Justin Welby will lead special remembrance service today

The Archbishop of Canterbury will lead a remembrance service for Prince Philip at Canterbury Cathedral today.  The service is expected to start at 10.30am with Justin Welby paying tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh after his death on Friday morning.   It comes ahead of Philip’s funeral next Saturday, which is expected to be officiated by … Read more

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby slams Canada for over-ordering supplies of Covid vaccine

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

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby defends Labour MP in transphobia row

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

Justin Welby confirms new Archbishop of York via Zoom

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