Sarah Mullally: First Woman Archbishop of Canterbury

0:00Sarah Molly made history today as the first woman installed as Archbishop of Canterbury. The 63-year-old now leads the Church of England and its 100 million members worldwide in the Anglican Communion, including the Episcopal Church in the United States. A former nurse, Molly Lee, served as chief nursing officer for Britain's National Health Service before becoming a priest at age 40. She took on the Archbishop role in January, with today's ceremony marking her formal enthromant. Prince William, Princess Catherine, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer joined hundreds at Canterbury Cathedral for the event. Molly Lee shared a message of hope, urging trust in God through life's joys, sorrows, and challenges. Her rise includes becoming the fourth woman bishop in the Church of England in 2015 and Bishop of London in 2018. The Church split from Roman Catholics in 1534 and began ordaining women priests in 1994. As she steps into this role, Molly calls for the Church to get

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