shortly after becoming Archbishop of Canterbury. Last week, Welby acknowledged responsibility for not pursuing the allegations as "energetically" as required but stated he had chosen not to resign. On ...

The outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury will not take part in any public Christmas services this year, despite still being in ...

The office of the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, says he will wrap ...

Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the spiritual head of the Anglican Communion, has stepped down in what could ...

It comes after the independent Makin review into lawyer John Smyth's abuse of children and young men was published last week.

The leader of the Church of England announced in November that he would resign over the Church's handling of an abuse scandal ...

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, 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 had faced calls to resign after a report last week found he had taken insufficient action to stop a person it ...

The Archbishop of Canterbury has resigned after a report found the Church of England covered up abuse of more than 100 boys and young men by the barrister John Smyth for years. A survivor of Smyth ...

The Archbishop of Canterbury has announced he will step down from his role following a damning report into a prolific child ...

The Archbishop of Canterbury has resigned after a report found the Church of England covered up abuse of more than 100 boys and young men by the barrister John Smyth for years. A survivor of Smyth’s ...