The Latest Breaking News from The Church of England

Private Eye editor says it was ‘jaw-dropping’ to see Welby at event so soon after resigning

The office of the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, says he will wrap up his official duties in early January amid an abuse scandal in the Church of England

Exclusive: Stephen Cottrell, archbishop of York, says church is in period of reflection after ‘unprecedented crisis’ over abuse cover-up

A report found that Jane Dodds made a ‘grave error’ by not pursuing a meeting to discuss the case while she was working for the Church of England.

After Justin Welby’s resignation and the John Smyth abuse scandal, critics say a reckoning can no longer be avoided

The Bishop of Newcastle Helen-Ann Hartley has spoken out against the culture of silence in the Church of England

Shock waves triggered by archbishop’s resignation are culmination of years of simmering rage among churchgoers and survivors of abuse

Justin Welby resigned as archbishop of Canterbury following a damning report about a prolific child abuser in the Church of England. The report into decades of abuse of more than 100 boys perpetrated by the barrister John Smyth QC in the UK, South Africa and Zimbabwe detailed the Church of…

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said that his decision to step down was in the best interests of the Church.