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Bishops echo Archbishop of Canterbury’s apology for ‘pain, trauma, and stigma’ suffered in mother-and-baby homes

Bishops echo Archbishop of Canterbury’s apology for ‘pain, trauma, and stigma’ suffered in mother-and-baby homes

Friday, June 19, 2026
A NUMBER of bishops have added their own apologies to that of the Archbishop of Canterbury for the pain, trauma, and stigma experienced by women who gave birth in Church of England mother-and-baby homes in the mid-20th century, issued on Thursday....