Vatican urged to ‘pay attention’ as first woman becomes Archbishop of Canterbury

Jane Varner Malhotra travelled from Washington to join well-wishers outside Canterbury Cathedral (Erik Olsson/PA) - (PA Wire)

A Catholic woman who flew in from the United States for the installation of the first female Archbishop of Canterbury has said she hopes the Vatican is “paying attention”.

Jane Varner Malhotra, 57, from Washington DC, held a sign that read “Catholics, let’s do this” outside Canterbury Cathedral in Kent on Wednesday afternoon ahead of the service to mark the beginning of Dame Sarah Mullally’s ministry.