An independent review has been carried out into the way the Church of England handled allegations against Bishop George Bell.
15 December 2017
Archbishop Philip Freier has thanked Australia’s Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse for helping the Church to “confront its failings”.
15 December 2017
The Australian diocese of Newcastle and two of its former bishops have been criticised for their “do nothing approach” on child abuse.
07 December 2017
Work has begun to make the Churches of the Anglican Communion safe places for children, young people and vulnerable adults.
15 November 2017
Cheshire Constabulary has published a report detailing abuse allegations against Bishop Hubert Victor Whitsey, the former Bishop of Chester.
17 October 2017
The Archbishop of Canterbury has spoken of his “profound sense of shame” over church-based abuse of children and vulnerable adults.
04 October 2017
Australia’s child sexual abuse inquiry says that failing to report abuse - including information given in the Confessional - should be a criminal offence.
14 August 2017
The membership of the newly established Safe Church Commission has been announced.
07 June 2017
Royal Commission examining allegations of child sexual abuse in Australia has delivered a damning verdict on a system which enabled a culture of abuse to flourish.
13 February 2017
The Archbishop of Perth, Roger Herft, is to take early retirement, he said yesterday (Thursday).
16 December 2016