The Church of England needs to "kneel in penitence" and "be changed", the Archbishop of York is expected to say in his ...

The Archbishop of York will tell worshippers to put the needs of victims of abuse and exploitation first in a Christmas Day ...

At his Christmas sermon, the Archbishop is expected to say the Church must “kneel in penitence and adoration” and “be changed”. He will also say the needs of others, including victims of abuse and ...

His Christmas Day sermon comes as the Church of England faces criticism over failures in handling abuse scandals.

Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell (left) has been the Church’s second-in-command to Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby (Richard Heathcote/PA) The archbishop said the country had been “defined” by ...

He is expected to say the Church must “kneel in penitence and adoration” this Christmas and “be changed”. Bishop of Dover Rose Hudson-Wilkin is giving the Christmas Day sermon from Canterbury ...

Sexual abuse scandals, having caused the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, now threaten to derail another senior ...

The Archbishop of York’s response to his handling of a child abuse scandal is “insulting and upsetting”, a victim claimed, as ...

A victim of an alleged sex abuser priest has called for the Archbishop of York to step down over his “insulting and upsetting” response to his handling of the case. The anonymous woman questioned the ...

Pressure on Stephen Cottrell has intensified after it emerged abuser David Tudor twice had his contract renewed.

According to a fresh BBC investigation, David Tudor’s contract as area dean in Essex was renewed in both 2013 and 2018.

Stephen Cottrell knew former priest David Tudor had paid compensation to a woman who says Tudor abused him as a child.