It is very clear that I must take personal and institutional responsibility for the long and retraumatising period between 2013 and 2024,” Archbishop Welby said in a Nov. 12 statement.

One of the world's most prominent religious leaders has resigned after not reporting cases of suspected child abuse to police. Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, is the top official in the worldwide Anglican Communion,

Archbishop Welby of Canterbury takes responsibility for years of inaction and calling for a safer Church for all

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, resigned after a review found he and other Anglican Church leaders covered up "prolific and abhorrent" abuse of boys and young men.

The leader of the world's Anglican communion faced growing pressure on Monday to resign after a damning report which concluded the Church of England had covered up a serial abuse

The leader of the Church of England Justin Welby resigned after pressure had grown following the publication of a report into a serial child abuser linked to the institution.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion, resigned Tuesday amid the fallout from a long-running sexual abuse scandal.

Welby quits as Bishop says Church ‘not safe’ and more may need to go - Mr Welby said it was ‘very clear’ he must take responsibility and regretted the Church’s historic failures

Four bishops have emerged as frontrunners to succeed Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury following his scandal-ridden resignation on Tuesday. Welby had faced days of mounting pressure in the wake of a damning report into abuse cover-ups in the Church of England - with Christian summer camp leader John Smyth at the centre of the furore.

Spread the loveIn a shocking development, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has announced his resignation as the head of the Church of England following revelations of a widespread pedophile scandal within the church.