In recent weeks a major charity, The Children’s Society, also rejected a Christmas donation from Mr Welby saying that accepting it “would not be consistent with the principles and values that ...

Former First Minister Vaughan Gething has called for “long-overdue” reform to the leasehold system, warning of injustice, iniquity and unscrupulous landlords fleecing households. The now backbench MS ...

LONDON - Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will end his duties on Monday after quitting amid an abuse cover-up scandal, but his interim successor is facing scrutiny in a similar case ...

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 ...

Welby, 69, will be replaced on a temporary basis by outgoing Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell, currently the second most senior cleric in the mother church of Anglicanism. He has also faced ...

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 ...

The Most Rev Justin Welby spent his final day as head of the Anglican Church entertaining guests at Lambeth Palace. During his last day in office on Monday, which falls on the feast of Epiphany ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Following is a chronology of major events during Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby's 11-year tenure as leader of the Church of England and spiritual head of the worldwide ...

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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 ...

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 ...