It concludes barrister Smyth, thought to be the most prolific serial abuser associated with the Church, might have been brought to justice had the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby formally ...

It would follow the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby's announcement in November that he would be stepping down following a damning report into a prolific child abuser associated with the ...

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum ... in three different countries in the UK and Africa. Dr Welby says he is “deeply sorry that this abuse happened ...

His resignation comes just weeks after Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, leader of the world's Anglicans, also stepped down over failures in the Church of England's handling of a serial abuse ...

Dr Welby says he is “deeply sorry that this abuse happened”, that he “had no idea or suspicion of this abuse before 2013” and acknowledges he had “personally failed to ensure that after ...

In November, Justin Welby announced he would step down as Archbishop of Canterbury after an independent investigation found that his failure to act on allegations of child abuse meant the most ...

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with ...

who stepped down after a review found that Christian camp leader and prolific abuser John Smyth could have faced justice had Justin Welby formally reported him to the police five years before the ...