Justin Welby
Archbishop of Canterbury to open home to Syrian refugee family next month
By RNS staff — July 6, 2016
LONDON — The welcoming of a refugee family onto the archbishop's estate comes 11 months after Prime Minister David Cameron pledged to offer asylum to 20,000 Syrians.
British faith leaders condemn rise of xenophobia following Brexit vote
By Yonat Shimron — July 1, 2016
(RNS) Religious leaders said people should not become mistrustful of “the other.”
Archbishop: Anti-Semitism is ‘embedded’ in British culture
By Jerome Socolovsky — May 20, 2016
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Justin Welby said he was "not looking at any political party," but his comments follow anti-Semitic comments by Labour Party members.
Welby praised for ‘honesty’ over paternity shocker
By Trevor Grundy — April 10, 2016
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The stunning news that the Anglican leader's biological father was not his mother’s husband may bring the elite-educated primate closer to the people.
Anglican leader learns his father was Churchill’s secretary
By Reuters — April 8, 2016
LONDON -- Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby finds out as a result of DNA tests that he was conceived as a result of an alcohol-fueled extramarital liaison his mother had.
Top Anglican archbishop: Fear of refugees ‘entirely reasonable’
By Trevor Grundy — March 11, 2016
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The archbishop also rejected as "absolutely outrageous" claims that people worried about refugees were racist.
Archbishop Justin Welby: ‘Reconciliation doesn’t always mean agreement’
By Trevor Grundy — January 11, 2016
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Archbishop Justin Welby said the 85 million-strong Anglican Communion would still be a “family” even if some national churches went their “separate ways.”
Bible must be at center of Anglican meeting, global group says
By Fredrick Nzwili — September 18, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Some African bishops view a new Anglican structure as unnecessary and prefer restoring the communion to its original form.
Proposal to loosen Anglican Communion ties draws mixed responses
By Trevor Grundy — September 17, 2015
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Archbishop Justin Welby’s proposal drew some positive responses in Britain and wait-and-see approach in Africa.
Anglican Church to discuss looser global ties due to internal splits
By Reuters — September 16, 2015
LONDON (Reuters) Justin Welby will propose to the 38 national church heads that communion be reorganized as a group of churches all formally linked to Canterbury but no longer necessarily to each other.
Anglican head expresses concern about Episcopal vote on gay marriage
By Trevor Grundy — July 2, 2015
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) In a statement issued from Lambeth Palace in London, Welby said that the American church’s decision “will cause distress for some and have ramifications for the Anglican Communion as a whole, as well as for its ecumenical and interfaith resolutions.”
The war against Christians must end!
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 6, 2015
Jews must speak out against the war against Christians.
Archbishop Justin Welby: ‘There is a possibility that we will not hold together’
By Trevor Grundy — December 9, 2014
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Welby said that although individual churches remain "strong, resilient and thriving," the differences among them remain profound.
Church of England formally approves women bishops
By Trevor Grundy — November 17, 2014
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) On Monday (Nov. 17), the church’s two most senior leaders, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and Archbishop of York John Sentamu, signed the change into church, or canon, law.
Pope Francis lends friendly support to Anglican Church in North America
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — October 17, 2014
(RNS) An Anglican bishop of Argentina offered personal greetings from Pope Francis to the leader of breakaway Anglican churches.
