It nearly played out as expected. Despite pleas from victims for a fully independent body to oversee safeguarding in the Church of England, the General Synod (its national assembly) last week opte ...

The Church of England is facing a day of reckoning over historic sex abuse allegations that have shattered trust in its leadership. It once stood as a beacon of hope to those who were lost ...

Morris remembers being required to tape a phrase to the inside of his Bible: No other goal in life, but to become a perfect son. The mantra encapsulated the ideology of his church and his pastor.

John Smyth QC is believed to be the most prolific serial abuser to be associated with the Church of England The Church of England says it is initiating disciplinary proceedings against 10 members ...

Feb 25 (Reuters) - The Church of England will seek to bring disciplinary proceedings against 10 clerics including former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey, it said on Tuesday, implementing ...

The report into prolific abuser John Smyth accuses several members of the Church of safeguarding failures. The suspension of Rev Canon Alan Bashforth is after a complaint relating to a vulnerable ...

LONDON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The Church of England will seek to bring disciplinary proceedings against 10 clerics including former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey, it said on Tuesday ...