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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-25T07:18:47.000Z",
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    "Prince and Princess of Wales",
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    "Christians in Australia demand action on fears the church is 'silenced' by anti-discrimination laws",
    "Bishop issues public plea to King Charles amid 'erosion of Britain's Christian inheritance'",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nA new Archbishop of Canterbury is set to be enthroned today in a historic first for the Church of England.\n\nDame Sarah Mullally, will have a service in Canterbury Cathedral to mark the symbolic start of her ministry as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury.\n\nShe will be the first female spiritual leader of the Church of England in its nearly 500 years of history, as well as the 1,400 years of broader Christianity in England.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe ceremony will celebrate women, Dame Sarah has said, with the Prince and Princess of Wales set to be among the 2,000 in attendance.\n\nDame Sarah said her appointment shows women and girls it is \"entirely possible for you to follow your dream and what you want to do\".\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\nWhile the King is the head of the Church, Dame Sarah will serve as the most senior bishop and spiritual leader within the Church and worldwide Anglican Communion.\n\nShe was congratulated by the King on her appointment in the role last October, but he will not be in attendance for the Wednesday ceremony.\n\nHer appointment was confirmed at a St Paul's Cathedral ceremony in January, after which she spoke with the King and said they both shared a desire for a Church that is \"confident, and one that speaks to the Christian hope\".\n\nWednesday marks the first occasion she will deliver a sermon as Archbishop.\n\nAhead of her installment, she took part in a six-day walking pilgrimage from London to Canterbury, joined by around 100 people as she headed towards the ancient city's cathedral.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nDame Sarah has previously pledged to speak out on misogyny, which she said she had experienced and insisted must be spoken about to \"bring it out into the open\".\n\nShe replaced Justin Welby in the role after he announced his resignation in November 2024 over failures to handle an abuse scandal.\n\nDame Sarah acknowledged there were challenges facing the Church and a \"legacy of deep harm and mistrust\" after prior safeguarding failures.\n\nShe used her first presidential address at the Church's Synod to describe safeguarding as a \"fundamental, non-negotiable responsibility\".\n\n### READ MORE ON CHRISTIANITY:\n\n\n\n\n  * Christians in Australia demand action on fears the church is 'silenced' by anti-discrimination laws\n  * Bishop issues public plea to King Charles amid 'erosion of Britain's Christian inheritance'\n  * Vicar urges Britons to 'get back to church' after Zack Polanski's 'disconnection' plot exposed\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nIn an interview with the BBC ahead of the ceremony, she said the Church was seeking to be \"more trauma informed\".\n\nShe said it would listen to victims and survivors of abuse and said a \"light should be shone on all our actions\".\n\nVarious languages will feature in the service in a nod to the diversity of Anglican Communion.\n\nSongs will be sung in Urdu, a Gospel will be read in Spanish, and a prayer will be delivered in the Bemba language of Zambia.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nBoth Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch are expected to attend the ceremony, along with other faith leaders, charities, healthcare workers and schoolchildren.\n\nDame Sarah previously worked as the youngest chief nursing officer in the country at the age of 37.\n\nIn a nod to her previous career in healthcare, as the youngest chief nursing officer in the country, NHS nurses and careers working in hospitals and hospices were invited to attend the historic installation.\n\nWhile most have welcomed her history-making appointment, she has previously said she \"always understood that people may find my appointment as a woman difficult in the Church\".\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "New Archbishop of Canterbury to be enthroned today in 1,400-year first for Christianity in England"
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