Thirty members of the Church of England clergy face being sacked over their failure to stop the most prolific child abuser in the institution’s history. The Church’s national safeguarding team is examining the actions of at least 30 officials named in a report as having prior knowledge of allegations against John Smyth.

The fallout following the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury over the church's coverup of abuse by John Smyth has reached South Africa, where Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has been criticised for his response.

A report found Justin Welby took insufficient action on allegations against John Smyth, believed to be “the most prolific serial abuser” associated with the Church of England.

Justin Welby announced he would be resigning as the Archbishop of Canterbury over John Smyth’s vile abuse of young boys at Christian camps in the 1970s and 1980s

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the head of the Church of England, has resigned amid the fallout from a long-running abuse scandal.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the most senior leader in the Church of England, has resigned over his handling of a child abuse case, according to his official account.

Justin Welby said he was stepping down “in sorrow.” He faced mounting calls to resign after an investigation found he failed to promptly report serial physical and sexual abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps.

The Church of England faced pressure on Wednesday to ensure people are held to account for systematically covering up allegations of abuse, one day after the Archbishop of Canterbury resigned over a church abuse scandal.

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 only Church of England bishop to publicly demand the resignation of former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby says his departure wasn't enough to solve the church’s “profound failure" in safeguarding vulnerable people or ease the trauma suffered by

Survivors are calling for further resignations after the Archbishop of Canterbury announced he will step down from his role following a damning report into a prolific child abuser associated with the church.