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Hospitality is not enough

June 17, 2013 3 Comments

The Archbishop of Canterbury has written a lovely column about the ways in which Christians are called to cultivate and participate in community, but as

Bishops eating dust in race for marriage equality

June 15, 2013 4 Comments

[The Archbishop of Canterbury], normally characterized by shrewdness and sensitivity, … delivered an inept speech that began by saying how sad it was that the church had not supported equality for gay people in the past, and then went on to give some bizarre reasons as to why it would continue not supporting equality for them in the future.

Francis and Justin meet in Rome

June 14, 2013 1 Comment

Archbishop Justin Welby and Pope Francis have met for the first time today in Rome. Both affirmed the bonds of “friendship” and “love” between the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion.

Archbishop Welby and Pope Francis to meet on Friday

June 13, 2013 1 Comment

This Friday, Pope Francis and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will have their first face-to-face meeting since assuming their new leadership roles. They will meet

Church of England gives up the fight against marriage equality

June 5, 2013 2 Comments

The Bill now requires improvement in a number of other key respects, including in its approach to the question of fidelity in marriage and the rights of children. If this Bill is to become law, it is crucial that marriage as newly defined is equipped to carry within it as many as possible of the virtues of the understanding of marriage it will replace.

Archbishop Welby opposes UK marriage equality bill

June 3, 2013 18 Comments

Speaking in the House of Lords today, Dr. Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, said that he favors civil unions for same-sex couples, but opposes

Rowan Williams: sad, relieved, and vague on leaving post

May 29, 2013 6 Comments

WalesOnline’s Clare Hutchinson reported on Rowan Williams, at a talk on the imagery in religion, where he briefly reflected on a participant’s question that:

“The Big Bang” of the Church

May 18, 2013 No Comments

Archbishop Justin says that the Holy Spirit “draws Christians from very different background and tradition together, in a body that loves one another”.

Justin Welby has lunch with The Financial Times

May 10, 2013 No Comments

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Welby is the first tweeting AB of C, and likes to tell his followers (of whom he has a surprisingly small number – 29,000 to Pope Francis’s 2.5m) about the love of Christ but also about how he’s just been shoe shopping. Alas, today he isn’t in the new shoes I’d read about; when he lifts his foot to show me I see his old black brogues have holes in the soles.

Katharine Welby talks about depression

May 5, 2013 No Comments

Katharine Welby, daughter of the Archbishop of Canterbury, gives her first interview about depression in

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