Stephen Cottrell will effectively become temporary leader of the Church in England next month after the resignation of ...

The Archbishop of York is expected to highlight the need for actions over words as he delivers a Christmas Day sermon at a ...

Perhaps the only comment the Archbishop of York could have made that would have satisfied his critics would have been to announce his resignation during his Christmas Day sermon and head off into the ...

The Most Rev Stephen Cottrell says Church should ‘kneel in penitence’ after criticism over failures in its handling of abuse ...

Helen-Ann Hartley, who as Bishop of Newcastle has been a vocal critic of Mr Cottrell, described his sermon as "empty words. I ...

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

The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, has used his Christmas Day sermon to call for change in the Church of England.

It comes at a challenging time for the Church, which has faced criticism over how it handled a number of abuse scandals. Stephen Cottrell will next month effectively become the Church's temporary ...

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The Archbishop of York is expected to highlight the need for actions over words as he delivers a Christmas Day sermon at a challenging time during which the Church of England faces criticism over ...