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First female Archbishop of Canterbury vows to speak out on misogyny

Sarah Mullally ‘steps into history’ as first-ever woman to lead the Church of England

The Independent UK · Jan 28

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 · Jan 28

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 · Jan 28

Church of England ‘broken’, lead safeguarding bishop says after abuse scandal

The Church’s General Synod gathered on Monday for the first time since the resignation of Justin Welby following safeguarding failures.

Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025

Archbishop of York to address Synod during ‘crisis’ for Church of England

The Church of England is gathering at a time of ‘unprecedented crisis’ at the first General Synod since the archbishop of Canterbury resigned.

Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025

Church of England meeting at time of ‘unprecedented crisis’ over abuse failings

There will be five days of debates and votes on issues including safeguarding.

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2025

At least two years for new Church safeguarding process to be in place

Proposals for a new approach involving independent bodies have been published ahead of a Synod vote in February.

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025

Church of England must admit it has an abuse problem – safeguarding lead

More than 100 boys and young men were abused physically, sexually and psychologically in the UK and Africa by John Smyth over five decades.

Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2024

Archbishop of Canterbury ‘has lost confidence of clergy after abuse review’

Justin Welby said he has given a lot of thought to resignation but that he will not step down.

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2024

Stabbing victim’s brother protests for release of man convicted of his murder

Tim Darby stands in Downing Street with mother of Jason Moore, who he believes has been wrongly imprisoned for almost a decade

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2023