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 ...

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, shown on November 21, 2023, resigned on Tuesday. The most senior official in the Church of England was accused of failing to reprimand a prolific child ...

The archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev. Justin Welby, resigned on Tuesday after a damning report concluded that he had failed to pursue a proper investigation into claims of widespread abuse ...

It’s taking far longer to elect the next Archbishop of Canterbury. A new leader of the world’s 80 million Anglicans is not ...

Archbishop of Canterbury resigns - live: Welby’s Lords seat in doubt amid calls for Labour to refuse peerage - Mr Welby said it was ‘very clear’ he must take responsibility and regretted the ...

The Anglican Communion is exploring diluting the Archbishop of Canterbury's role as its central symbolic leader, in an ...

Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, who crowned King Charles and married Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, has resigned amid criticism of how he handled a probe into "the most prolific ...

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby delivers his speech at a interreligious meeting, in Rome on Oct. 6, 2021. Welby resigned Tuesday after an investigation found that he failed to tell police ...

(RNS) — The resignation of Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, on Tuesday (Nov. 12) came as a surprise to many in the Anglican Communion and its more than 85 million adherents in 165 ...

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby conducts a church service with Anglicans in Harare, Zimbabwe, April, 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File) An intriguing candidate would be Guli ...

Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over mishandling of abuse allegations. A report found Justin Welby took insufficient action on allegations against John Smyth, believed to be “the most prolific ...