Had he done so, Smyth could have been stopped sooner and many victims could have been spared the abuse, the inquiry found. Church of England authorities first learned of the allegations against Smyth in 1982 when they received the results of an earlier ...

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.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans worldwide, resigned Tuesday amid intense pressure over his handling of a notorious child abuser.