Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigned after admitting failures in handling past abuse allegations at Christian camps. An independent report criticised him for insufficient action. His resigna

Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury and most senior bishop of the Church of England, has resigned over the handling of an alleged child sex abuse scandal.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the spiritual leader of Anglicans worldwide, resigned “in sorrow” yesterday, saying he had failed to ensure

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the spiritual leader of Anglicans worldwide, resigned "in sorrow" on Tuesday, saying he had failed to ensure a proper investigation into allegations of abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps decades ago.

Welby had faced calls to resign after a report last week found he had taken insufficient action to stop a person it described as arguably the Church of England’s most prolific serial abuser.

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigned on Tuesday, saying he stepped down "in sorrow" after failing to ensure there was a proper investigation into allegations of abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps decades ago.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has announced he will step down from his role following a damning report into a prolific child abuser associated with the Church of England. It emerged last week Justin Welby,

An independent report last week said that Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, took insufficient action after learning of alleged abuse decades ago at Christian summer camps.

Bishop Stephen Conway was told about John Smyth's abuse of dozens of boys and young men while in charge of the Diocese of Ely, according to a report The victim of a sadistic child abuser associated with the Church of England has called on the Bishop of Lincoln to resign.