Justin Welby is spending his final day as Archbishop of Canterbury, as he prepares to step down over failures in handling a Church of England abuse scandal. Almost two months after announcing his ...

The Rt Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin said the former most senior cleric in the Church of England had been ‘chewed up’ by his critics The Rt Rev Justin Welby was treated like Jesus Christ when he was ...

A senior Church of England vicar has condemned Justin Welby's tenure as Archbishop of Canterbury, saying he leaves behind a "disastrous legacy" following his final day in office. Reverend Stephen ...

Dr Welby will officially quit the role at midnight on Monday almost two months after announcing his resignation after a damning report exposed a “conspiracy of silence” around the abuse.

Justin Welby has formally ended his 11-year tenure as Archbishop of Canterbury, laying down his bishop’s staff. Mr Welby ceases to hold the leading role within the Church from midnight, with the ...

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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby on Monday spent his final day as leader of the world's Anglicans, nearly two months after resigning over failures in the Church of England's handling of a serial ...

The 105th Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Rev. Justin Welby, is leaving office today mired in controversy about his safeguarding role over a serial paedophile and after criticism by some Anglican ...

Justin Welby has symbolically laid down his ceremonial staff, putting an end to over a decade in post as Archbishop of Canterbury. After spending little time in public since his resignation ...

Justin Welby lays down archbishop's staff amid calls for reform of Church of England - Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell is due to take temporary charge ...

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will officially step down on Monday as leader of the world's Anglicans, nearly two months after resigning over failures in the Church of England's handling of a ...

She said: “The Church now has a new leader whose record on safeguarding has also been called into question, like Justin Welby’s was.” Ms Duckworth said nothing less than complete reform of ...