Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/archbishop-of-canterbury-justin-welby/ National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Wed, 18 Aug 2021 11:13:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.7 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/archbishop-of-canterbury-justin-welby/ 32 32 170042892 Letters to the editor, May 2019 https://anglicanjournal.com/letters-to-the-editor-may-2019/ https://anglicanjournal.com/letters-to-the-editor-may-2019/#comments Thu, 23 May 2019 12:00:50 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=159353 Letters are subject to editing. In response to “Same-sex spouses not invited to next year’s Lambeth Conference of bishops,” April 2019, p. 1 I am appalled and heartbroken at the decision of the Archbishop of Canterbury to not invite spouses of our same-sex bishops to attend Lambeth. If Lambeth foots the bill for such a […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/letters-to-the-editor-may-2019/feed/ 2 159353 Archbishop of Canterbury calls for ‘fundamental reform’ of Britain’s economy https://anglicanjournal.com/archbishop-of-canterbury-calls-for-fundamental-reform-of-britains-economy/ https://anglicanjournal.com/archbishop-of-canterbury-calls-for-fundamental-reform-of-britains-economy/#respond Thu, 06 Sep 2018 18:00:13 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=157031 A major research paper, co-authored by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, says that Britain’s economy “is not working for millions of people and needs fundamental reform.” The report, Prosperity and Justice, argues that “a fair economy is a strong economy” and says that “prosperity and justice can, and must, go hand-in-hand.” The report includes a […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/archbishop-of-canterbury-calls-for-fundamental-reform-of-britains-economy/feed/ 0 157031 Anglicans worldwide are working to provide support and care for refugees https://anglicanjournal.com/anglicans-worldwide-are-working-to-provide-support-and-care-for-refugees/ https://anglicanjournal.com/anglicans-worldwide-are-working-to-provide-support-and-care-for-refugees/#respond Wed, 20 Jun 2018 15:42:43 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=156152 Today – June 20 – is World Refugee Day, when the world is called to remember the millions of individuals fleeing their countries as refugees; and the millions more internally displaced people stranded within their country with no home to go to. In the middle of this crisis, across the Communion, Anglicans are responding. In […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/anglicans-worldwide-are-working-to-provide-support-and-care-for-refugees/feed/ 0 156152 Christians around the world gather in prayer on final weekend of Thy Kingdom Come https://anglicanjournal.com/christians-around-the-world-gather-in-prayer-on-final-weekend-of-thy-kingdom-come/ https://anglicanjournal.com/christians-around-the-world-gather-in-prayer-on-final-weekend-of-thy-kingdom-come/#respond Wed, 23 May 2018 14:53:56 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=155594 The third annual ecumenical global wave of prayer for evangelism, Thy Kingdom Come, has come to an end with thousands of Christians around the world gathering for prayer and worship in “beacon” events. Thy Kingdom Come began with a simple invitation to prayer from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York to the clergy of the […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/christians-around-the-world-gather-in-prayer-on-final-weekend-of-thy-kingdom-come/feed/ 0 155594 Archbishop breaks ground on new library https://anglicanjournal.com/archbishop-breaks-ground-on-new-library/ https://anglicanjournal.com/archbishop-breaks-ground-on-new-library/#respond Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:59:33 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=155051 Work began on a new, bigger library at Lambeth Palace Friday, April 20, when the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby symbolically “broke ground” for the building. It is the first new building at the palace in more than 100 years. The new library will bring together what’s thought to be one of the largest historical […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/archbishop-breaks-ground-on-new-library/feed/ 0 155051 Archbishop of Canterbury convenes high-level Commonwealth freedom of religion discussion https://anglicanjournal.com/archbishop-of-canterbury-convenes-high-level-commonwealth-freedom-of-religion-discussion/ https://anglicanjournal.com/archbishop-of-canterbury-convenes-high-level-commonwealth-freedom-of-religion-discussion/#respond Fri, 20 Apr 2018 15:38:38 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=155041 Parliamentarians and senior religious leaders from 11 Commonwealth countries gathered at Lambeth Palace, the London official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury, for two days of discussions on freedom of religion or belief. Bishop of Coventry Christopher Cocksworth chaired the gathering, which was part of the parallel program of events running alongside the Commonwealth Heads […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/archbishop-of-canterbury-convenes-high-level-commonwealth-freedom-of-religion-discussion/feed/ 0 155041 Nigeria’s president meets Archbishop of Canterbury in London https://anglicanjournal.com/nigerias-president-meets-archbishop-of-canterbury-in-london/ https://anglicanjournal.com/nigerias-president-meets-archbishop-of-canterbury-in-london/#respond Thu, 12 Apr 2018 17:28:54 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=154989 The president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, held a meeting April 11 with Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and the secretary general of the Anglican Communion, Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/nigerias-president-meets-archbishop-of-canterbury-in-london/feed/ 0 154989 Archbishop’s ‘profound sense of shame’ over church abuse failings https://anglicanjournal.com/archbishops-profound-sense-shame-church-abuse-failings/ https://anglicanjournal.com/archbishops-profound-sense-shame-church-abuse-failings/#respond Thu, 05 Oct 2017 14:59:44 +0000 http://anglicanjournal.com/?p=151412 The Archbishop of Canterbury has spoken of his “profound sense of shame” over church-based abuse of children and vulnerable adults.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/archbishops-profound-sense-shame-church-abuse-failings/feed/ 0 151412 Community of St. Anselm celebrates third intake https://anglicanjournal.com/community-st-anselm-celebrates-third-intake/ https://anglicanjournal.com/community-st-anselm-celebrates-third-intake/#comments Wed, 27 Sep 2017 15:34:14 +0000 http://anglicanjournal.com/?p=151228 The third intake of young people committing to spend “a year in God’s time” as part of the Community of St. Anselm have been commissioned at Lambeth Palace.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/community-st-anselm-celebrates-third-intake/feed/ 1 151228 Archbishop Justin Welby joins new UN advisory board on mediation https://anglicanjournal.com/archbishop-justin-welby-joins-new-un-advisory-board-mediation/ https://anglicanjournal.com/archbishop-justin-welby-joins-new-un-advisory-board-mediation/#respond Mon, 18 Sep 2017 18:13:15 +0000 http://anglicanjournal.com/?p=151053 Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has joined 17 other global leaders and experts on a new United Nations High-Level Advisory Board on Mediation. The board was established by António Guterres, nine months into his tenure as UN secretary-general. It is part of a “surge in diplomacy for peace” that Guterres has called for. The new […]

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