(RNS) — Justin Welby’s predecessors have at times met gruesome fates — being stabbed or burned at the stake — but over 16 centuries the position itself has not only survived but retained its ...

The Church says she was not told of a complaint about how she handled allegations against a priest.

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

The search for the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury is now in full swing, following Justin Welby’s formal resignation in early January. His departure, announced two months prior, stemmed from failures ...

Sarah Mullally, the bishop of London, was announced Friday as Archbishop of Canterbury, the first time a woman has been chosen as the spiritual leader of the Church of England.

The leader of the Anglican Church, the Most Rev. Justin Welby, announced he would resign on Tuesday. Here’s what happens next. By Stephen Castle Reporting from London On Tuesday, the archbishop of ...

LONDON (AP) — Bishop of London Sarah Mullally shattered a stained-glass ceiling Friday when she was announced as the next Archbishop of Canterbury, the first time a woman has been chosen as the Church ...