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Yesterday Justin Welby resigned as Archbishop of Canterbury after a damning report found that there had been and is a “conspiracy of silence” by the Church in relation to child sexual abuse. It is grim to even write those words, the idea that someone who claimed to be a man…

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The independent Makin report concluded that Smyth’s abuse was covered up within the Church of England for years

Anglican leaders faced pressure Wednesday to speed up reforms following Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby's resignation over a damning report concluding the Church of England covered up a serial abuse case.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said church leaders should not think ‘one head rolling solves the problem’.

The indigenous Maori population, who make up a majority of the survivors of state care, are unhappy with PM’s apology.

Here are some of the bishops in the running to become leader of the Church of England

Failure to tackle Church of England’s safeguarding issues and own knowledge of abuse reflect religions’ denial

The Archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation means a new leader of the Church of England must be found. From the steady hand to those more outspoken on matters of gender, sexuality and climate, here are the names the prime minister could take to the king

The King and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer both have roles to play in the process of appointing the new archbishop

Mr Welby said it was ‘very clear’ he must take responsibility and regretted the Church’s historic failures