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First female Archbishop of Canterbury legally confirmed at St Paul’s service

Dame Sarah Mullally was officially named in October as the first woman to be chosen as the top archbishop.

Evening Standard

Landmark moment as Dame Sarah Mullally to become first female Archbishop of Canterbury

There were an estimated 1.02 million regular worshippers across the Church in 2024, up from 1.01 million

The Independent UK

King attends church service with incoming Archbishop of Canterbury

Charles walked alongside Dame Sarah Mullally after she delivered a sermon at a service on his Sandringham Estate.

Evening Standard

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Bishop: Scrutiny right but new Archbishop of Canterbury must have room to lead

Dame Sarah Mullally is replacing Justin Welby in the Church’s top ministry role after he resigned more than a year ago over safeguarding failures.

Evening Standard

New archbishop of Canterbury not fit for job, says alleged church abuse victim

Complainant to appeal against C of E’s dismissal of accusation about Sarah Mullally’s handling of abuse claim

The Guardian - UK

Complaint against incoming Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally dismissed

Dame Sarah will become the Church of England’s top bishop in a ceremony at St Paul’s Cathedral on January 28.

Evening Standard

Incoming Archbishop of Canterbury ‘received hundreds of letters of support’

Dame Sarah Mullally will be the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury.

Evening Standard

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Tommy Robinson says he found Jesus in prison. Churches disagree about how to respond

C of E faces dilemma as far right claims Christianity to push agenda that often clashes with gospel message

The Guardian - UK

Immigration debate ‘dividing us’, incoming archbishop of Canterbury warns in Christmas sermon

Sarah Mullally says ‘national conversations … continue to divide us, when our common humanity should unite us’

The Guardian - UK

Immigration conversations are dividing us, says Archbishop of Canterbury-elect

Dame Sarah Mullally made history in October when she became the first woman named to take the leading role.

Evening Standard

Church of England reviewing complaint against incoming archbishop of Canterbury

Sarah Mullally accused of mishandling abuse complaint against priest in London, where she serves as bishop

The Guardian - UK

Incoming Archbishop of Canterbury faces complaint over handling of abuse allegation

Dame Sarah Mullally was not informed of the complaint at the time, church authorities confirmed.

Evening Standard

Centuries-old ceremony marks official election of new Archbishop of Canterbury

The ceremony is a formality dating back to the Reformation and saw the College of Canons of Canterbury Cathedral meeting to elect Dame Sarah Mullally.

Evening Standard

Global Anglican ties are under stress. It's unclear if they're at the breaking point

After decades of controversies over sexuality and theology in the worldwide Anglican Communion, some leaders of a conservative coalition says it’s time to make a final break from what has long been one of the world’s largest Protestant church families

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The Conversation

Why women land top jobs in struggling organisations – they may just be better in a crisis

Women are increasingly occupying top leadership roles across organisations, political parties and even nations. This may seem unequivocally like a good thing. Yet, many of these roles are undertaken in precarious circumstances, with inherent risks that might make them unattractive to men.

The Independent UK

King Charles III's visit to Vatican marks a historic step in path of unity between two churches

The Catholic Church and Church of England are taking a historic step toward unity

Evening Standard

Archbishop acknowledges disappointment on standalone same-sex blessings decision

In December 2023 the first same-sex partnerships received blessings as part of wider services.

The Guardian - UK

Orthodoxy and women in the Anglican church

Letter: Church traditionalists are not motivated by prejudice but by theological conviction, says Rev Simon Jones in response to letters on the first female archbishop of Canterbury

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The Independent UK

Anger over ‘sacrilegious’ graffiti art installation at Canterbury Cathedral

Responses to the project on display at the historic building have been mixed

The Conversation

The new archbishop of Canterbury has already made history – but she has huge challenges ahead

Bruised by recent events, the Church of England has just entered a new era. Dame Sarah Mullally’s appointment as the first female archbishop of Canterbury is momentous. But Mullally has an enormous challenge ahead of her in healing the wounds that afflict her church. Restoring trust in the church’s senior…

The Guardian - UK

Thursday news quiz: book bans, bonkbuster authors and a papal visit

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

The first female archbishop of Canterbury faces a tide of misogyny

Letters: Keith Griffin hopes Sarah Mullally can settle the church’s tangles over gender, sexuality and race, while Andrew Groves calls out misogyny. Plus letters by Mark Ynys-Mon, Rev Dr Nicholas Bradbury and Julian Sharpe

Marie Claire

Britain Has Its First Female Archbishop of Canterbury — So Why Did Some Headlines Name Her Husband Instead?

“We're still measuring women by who they're married to and whether they're mothers, not by what they've achieved.”

The Conversation

First woman archbishop of Canterbury can’t preside over communion in hundreds of churches

As an academic specialising in gender and the church, the news that Bishop Sarah Mullally would be the next archbishop of Canterbury came as a pleasant shock to me. The announcement of a woman as leader of the Church of England and the “first among equals” in the worldwide Anglican…

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the first female archbishop of Canterbury: a choice that offers renewal and hope

Editorial: The appointment of Dame Sarah Mullally is a historic moment for the Anglican church, and a cause for wider celebration

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