The Church of England has apologised for its role in adoption practices involving unmarried women and girls during the post-War period, with the Archbishop of Canterbury acknowledging the “pain, trauma and stigma experienced – and still carried – by many…
Sarah Mullally prays with Pope Leo XIV
The Archbishop of Canterbury has continued her pilgrimage to Rome with a visit to St Paul’s Within the Walls, the first non-Catholic church to be built in the city since the Reformation.
Canterbury archbishop to visit pope, a milestone for churches split on women clergy
Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally will travel to Rome this weekend to meet Pope Leo XIV — a visit she calls a pilgrimage, akin to the one she took to prepare for her installation at Canterbury.
Archbishop of Canterbury expresses solidarity with Pope Leo XIV in calling for peace in Iran
The Archbishop of Canterbury on Thursday expressed solidarity with Pope Leo XIV in calling for peace in the Middle East.
First Female Archbishop of Canterbury a Bittersweet Moment for Catholic Women
Movements have moments. The installation of Sarah Elisabeth Mullally as Archbishop of Canterbury, on the Feast of the Annunciation 2026, was one such moment for women’s equality in religion. Several millennia after Mary allegedly agreed to be the mother of…
The glaring absences from the Archbishop of Canterbury’s installation
Wednesday saw the installation of the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Dame Sarah Mullally at Canterbury Cathedral.
For the first time, the Anglican Communion will be led by a woman. Here’s how women are celebrating
On a bright morning in Hermosa Beach, Calif., sunlight enters St. Cross Episcopal Church at a slant, catching a bit of church history in the colored panes of a stained-glass window.
Disestablishing Church of England ‘will not be a priority’ at next election, says Green Party
The Green Party has responded to claims it wants to disestablish the Church of England by saying that this will “not be a priority” at the next General Election.
Conservative Anglican bishops seek ‘disengagement’ from Canterbury without naming rival leader
Weeks before the Rt. Rev. Sarah Mullally is officially installed as the first female archbishop of Canterbury, a group of conservative Anglican prelates known as GAFCON renamed their body the Global Anglican Communion and elected a set of leaders to…
Sarah Mullally lays out agenda in first major speech as archbishop of Canterbury
The new archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, made her first presidential address to the Church of England’s governing body Tuesday (Feb. 10) with a promise to make a major priority of protecting church members from sexual abuse — the issue…
Vatican signals possible dialogue with new Anglican Communion
The Vatican has signaled it may be open to ecumenical dialogue with the new, conservative breakaway Global Anglican Communion, a move that would upend decades of Catholic-Anglican relations centered on the See of Canterbury, the English church’s historic “first among…
First female archbishop of Canterbury faces multiple challenges
Worlds collided in London on Oct. 3 when Taylor Swift released her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, and the prime minister’s office released the name of the Church of England’s newest archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally. Swift…