Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has resigned over accusations that he failed to report physical and sexual abuse to the police.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said that his decision to step down was in the best interests of the Church.

Lack of curiosity' over claims of abuse of dozens of boys by Christian camp leader had made Welby's position untenable

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, leader of the Church of England and the global Anglican Communion, has announced that he will be resigning amid outrage over an abuse cover-up scandal

Following the publication of a report criticizing his handling of a case involving the sexual abuse of minors, Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury announced his resignation November 12. Once in effect,

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.

The Archbishop of York is under pressure to step down over his handling of child abuse cases in the Church of England. The Most Rev Stephen Cottrell faced calls to resign on Sunday from a survivor who said he is perpetuating a Church “cover-up” and a former abuse inquiry leader whose investigation was prematurely disbanded by the archbishops last

The Church of England has been plunged into further controversy after it emerged that its number two in command, the Archbishop of York, 'ignored 11 separate complaints'.