12+ hour, 1+ min ago   (726+ words) The new Archbishop of Canterbury has said the Church of England must strive to be "a stable presence in an unstable world. Dame Sarah Mullally described it as a "humbling privilege to take on her new role as she addressed…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (614+ words) The Archbishop of York will not face disciplinary action over his handling of a priest who faced sexual abuse allegations. Stephen Cottrell, the Church of England's second most senior cleric, faced criticism for not acting quickly enough when he was…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (823+ words) The incoming Archbishop of Canterbury can expect to face scrutiny but must be given "room to lead, the Church's head of safeguarding said, days before a formal service to confirm the election of Dame Sarah Mullally. Dame Sarah, who has…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1049+ words) Two Church of England charities have been reprimanded by a watchdog over safeguarding failures which led to the resignation of a bishop amid allegations of sexual assault and harassment. The Charity Commission said it is the first time it has…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (733+ words) A complaint against the incoming Archbishop of Canterbury over her handling of an abuse allegation has been dismissed. Dame Sarah Mullally should face no further action on the issue, Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell decided. The complainant, a man known…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (761+ words) The incoming Archbishop of Canterbury said she has received hundreds of letters of support from women. Dame Sarah Mullally will be the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, having been chosen to succeed Justin Welby after he announced his resignation more than a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (573+ words) The incoming Archbishop of Canterbury has warned in her Christmas Day sermon that "our national conversations about immigration continue to divide us, when our common humanity should unite us. Dame Sarah Mullally made history in October when she became the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (766+ words) The new leader of Catholics in England and Wales has been appointed by the Pope. Bishop Richard Moth becomes the 12th Archbishop of Westminster, the Church confirmed on Friday. He will replace the retiring Cardinal Vincent Nichols, who held the role…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (735+ words) There has been a "lack of clarity" around serious failures in safeguarding in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, a Stormont minister has said. Communities Minister Gordon Lyons, a member of the Church, said he was shocked at the announcement that…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (712+ words) The head of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland is to step down after an internal review found "serious and significant" failures in safeguarding. Moderator Rev Trevor Gribben said people within the Church had been harmed and others placed at risk....