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King Charles to be first reigning English monarch in 500 years to pray publicly with pope

Monarch will join Pope Leo XIV at an ecumenical service in Sistine Chapel during visit to the Vatican next month

The Guardian - UK

King to pray at public service with Pope during state visit to Vatican

Charles, Supreme Governor of the Church of England, and Pope Leo XIV will pray together during an ecumenical service in the Sistine Chapel.

Evening Standard

King Charles to pray with Pope Leo at public service in historic first

The King will become the first British monarch to pray at a public service with the Pope since the Reformation

The Independent UK

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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 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 Conversation

How many people follow the Church of England?

There were an estimated 1.02 million regular worshippers across the Church in 2024, up from 1.01 million in 2023

The Independent UK

Archbishop-designate: I will vote against assisted dying Bill

Dame Sarah has said she and her Church of England colleagues in the Lords are likely to bring an amendment to vote on the principle.

The Independent UK

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Church of England has responsibility to stand with Jewish community – Archbishop

Dame Sarah Mullally said hatred and racism ‘cannot be allowed to tear us apart’.

Evening Standard

Sarah Mullally becomes first ever female Archbishop of Canterbury

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby stepped down over a safeguarding scandal

The Independent UK

Bishop of London becomes first woman Archbishop of Canterbury in Church of England's history

Dame Sarah Mullally will be the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in the history of the Church of England

Evening Standard

Dame Sarah Mullally named as first female Archbishop of Canterbury

The Church of England has been without its top bishop since January when Justin Welby formally left office over failures in handling an abuse scandal.

Evening Standard

Dame Sarah Mullally: Ex-chief nursing officer who always knew she had vocation

History maker: The Archbishop of Canterbury-designate was named on Friday

Evening Standard

Church of England to choose new leader in an institution hoping to recover from scandal

The Church of England’s long search for a new leader is set to end

The Independent UK

The new Archbishop of Canterbury could be a woman for the first time in history

Various candidates are reported to have been in the mix, among them a former refugee

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Evening Standard

New archbishop of Canterbury to be named amid hopes for first woman in top role

Women were first ordained priests in the Church in 1994, while the first female bishop appointments followed 20 years later in 2014.

The Independent UK

What challenges might the new archbishop of Canterbury face?

From issues within the Church to wider political topics, the religious leader will be expected to speak on various subjects.

The Independent UK

‘Missed opportunity if first woman not appointed as archbishop of Canterbury’

The next person to fill the leading Church role will be officially named on Friday.

The Independent UK

Bishop urges Church of England to ‘reclaim St George’s Day’ in wake of flag protests

Arun Arora, the Bishop of Kirkstall, encouraged other bishops to ‘celebrate positive patriotism’

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Bishop urges Church to ‘reclaim St George’s Day’ in wake of protests

Arun Arora, the Bishop of Kirkstall, encouraged other bishops to ’embrace’ St George’s Day and ‘celebrate positive patriotism’.

The Independent UK

Matthew Lewis: ‘The new Potter cast don’t need has-beens wading in’

INTERVIEW: The Neville Longbottom actor is playing a Church of England rector in the TV adaptation of Reverend Richard Coles’s novel. He talks to Tom Murray about theology, being a ‘dyed-in-the-wool’ atheist, and whether he would ever work with JK Rowling again

The Guardian - UK

John Morgan obituary

Graphic designer who dispensed with the traditional prayer book aesthetic in Common Worship for the Church of England and produced lettering for HMS Victory

The Independent UK

Quarter say new archbishop of Canterbury should talk less politics – polling

The new person to take the role of the Church of England’s most senior bishop is expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

Evening Standard

Bishops risk legitimacy by standing in way of assisted dying – ex-Church leader

Lord Carey is at odds with current bishops in the Church of England.

The Guardian - UK

Bishop calls on Christians to reclaim England flag from ‘toxic tide of racism’

Arun Arora, bishop of Kirkstall, says Christians should not be ‘neutral in the face of violence and injustice’

Evening Standard

Assisted dying: Bishop to tell peers of ‘grave fears’ in first Lords debate

Supporters of assisted dying, including Childline founder Dame Esther Rantzen – who is terminally ill – have appealed to peers not to block the Bill.

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