October 3, 2025 3:00 PM
UK names Mullally as first female Archbishop to lead Church of England
Britain appointed Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday, the first time a woman has been named leader of the Church of England in the 1,400 year history of the role. Mullally also becomes the ceromonial head of some 85 million Anglicans worldwide, with the appointment of a woman risking deeper theological divides with some of the more conservative branches of the church in African nations. Reforms introduced 11 years ago made it possible for a woman to hold the office, a...