Word from the Cloisters

18 February 2026, The Tablet

Restful pastures

The new Archbishop entered his Cathedral through the Great West Door to the sound of a magnificent brassy fanfare specially composed by Simon Johnson, Master of Music at the Cathedral. After Richard Moth made it up to the sanctuary he was welcomed by Sarah Mullally, the new Archbishop of Canterbury. “Our traditions are not weakened by friendship,” she said. “They are deepened when we walk together in charity, honesty and truth.”

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