(RNS) — Easter Sunday is one of the rare days of the church year when the archbishop of Canterbury preaches at the main service of the day at the neo-Gothic Canterbury cathedral, speaking as ...

For previous Archbishops of Canterbury, there were six representatives from the diocese of Canterbury and one from the ...

Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the execution of Mary Dyer, Thomas a Becket being consecrated ...

A female bishop may become the first woman to hold the position of archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England, ...

Moreover, the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches (GSFA) issued a response—the “ Ash Wednesday Statement ”—declaring that they no longer recognize the headship of the archbishop of Canterbury ...

The final three members of the commission to appoint the next Archbishop of Canterbury have been announced. The selection of the Rev Estella Last, David Berry and Sally-Ann Marks, who represent the ...

LONDON — The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, announced his resignation Tuesday, days after an independent review concluded that he had failed to sufficiently report, investigate and ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster and the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Rowan Williams, discuss fresh perspectives on ...

On Tuesday 27th May, in the week when the first Crown Nominations Commission (CNC) meeting takes place to begin discerning ...

Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury under Henry VIII, Edward VI and, fatally, Mary I, may have lived at a time of extreme political volatility but, according to religious historian Owen Chadwick, ...