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New Archbishop of Canterbury condemns antisemitism in her first address

‘We are witnessing hatred that rises up through fractures across our communities’, said Dame Sarah Mullally

October 3, 2025 11:31
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The new Archbishop of Canterbury Dame Sarah Mullally giving her first address at Canterbury Cathedral (Image: Getty)
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The new Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally, has used her first address today to say the church would "stand with the Jewish community against antisemitism in all its forms" in the wake of yesterday's terror attack in Manchester.

"[I am] mindful of the horrific violence of yesterday's attack on a synagogue in Manchester,” she said.

"We are witnessing hatred that rises up through fractures across our communities.

"I know that the God that is with us draws near to those who suffer.

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