Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury and spiritual head of the Anglican Communion, has stepped down following an ...

The Archbishop of Canterbury, spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion, has resigned over his handling of a sex abuse scandal. An investigation found that Justin Welby failed to inform ...

LONDON — The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, announced his resignation Tuesday, days after an independent review concluded that he had failed to sufficiently report, investigate and ...

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the most senior leader in the Church of England, has resigned over his handling of a child abuse case, according to his official account. “Having sought ...

The Archbishop of Canterbury has suggested that he may not have been personally responsible for the Church of ...

Some peers laughed during his speech in parliament on Thursday, prompting criticism of its content and tone, in light of the ...

Two weeks before Christmas is normally one of the busiest times of the year for the Archbishop of Canterbury, spent preparing ...

The outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has come under fire over a speech to the House of Lords in his first ...

The bishop of Newcastle, Helen-Ann Hartley, said she was “deeply disturbed” by Welby’s language and “disappointed” to see ...

Justin Welby joked about his own career demise after he was forced to resign following a daming report on church abuse ...

The Archbishop of Canterbury said a “head had to roll” after the Church of England’s handling of the John Smyth sexual abuse ...

The statement below was issued by Lambeth Palace today.