(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 ...

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

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the most senior leader in the Church of England, has resigned over his handling of a child abuse case, according to his official account. “Having sought ...

A great concourse in Westminster Abbey cried “God save the Queen” as they watched the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Geoffrey ...

In theory, the Archbishop of Canterbury is appointed by the King, as Supreme Governor of the CofE. However, in reality, the King simply rubberstamps the name given to him by the Prime Minister, which ...

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

The Magna Carta, 810 years old, inherited ideas from the Charter of Liberties. These documents, rooted in practical ...

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

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 ...

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, ...

The Papal nuncio will celebrate Mass for the first time in Canterbury Cathedral on 7 July, to mark the feast of the ...