The latest divine revelation for the Archbishop of Canterbury comes not from a stone tablet. Instead, it follows a series of historical disclosures, all stemming from a DNA test prompted by a Telegraph investigation in 2016.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has revealed one of his ancestors owned slaves at a plantation in Jamaica. Justin Welby has spoken out about the discovery and said a recent trip to the country “has helped me to confront the legacies of enslavement in the Caribbean”.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who apologized after research showed the Church of England's investment fund has links to the slave trade, has now revealed that he is related to a former slave owner after digging into his ancestry.

Justin Welby says a recent trip to Jamaica has helped him "confront the legacies of enslavement".

Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has revealed that one of his ancestors owned enslaved people on a Jamaican plantation and received compensation from the British government upon the abolition of slavery.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has come under fire after revealing his family's ancestral links to the slave trade. Eight years ago, Dr Justin Welby had discovered that Sir Anthony Montague Brown - not Gavin Welby,

The Archbishop of Canterbury has apologised for his family’s past after disclosing that his ancestor was a slave owner.

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