Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally smiles at the end of the confirmation of her election at St Paul’s Cathedral in London January 28, 2026, where she officially became the 106th archbishop of Canterbury and is the first woman to lead the Church of England in its 1,400-year history. Photo: OSV News/Isabel Infantes, Reuters. Fr Brian Lennon SJ A friend of mine – let’s call her `Lorraine’ – worked as a hospital chaplain. In the course of this she came close to a woman with terminal cancer. But whenever her friend wanted the sacrament of the sick Lorraine could not give it to her because she was not ordained.…
