Harry Farley

• Justin Welby: Child sex abuse by priests will 'destroy the Church' if it continues

  The archbishop of Canterbury warned child sex abuse by priests would 'destroy the Church' if it continued.

• Archbishop of Canterbury goes before child sex abuse hearings

  The archbishop of Canterbury will give evidence today before a hearing questioning whether the Church of England colluded in and covered up child sexual abuse by priests.

• Clergy burnt church files after being accused of covering up abuse, inquiry hears

  A senior clergyman burnt Church files, an inquiry heard today, after he failed to report the rape of a child by a priest to the police.

• Is Mark Rylands the humblest bishop in the Church of England? 'Probably not'

  Mark Rylands, the bishop of Shrewsbury, was widely praised for his surprise decision to leave the grand office of bishop at the tender age of 56 and return to parish ministry.

• Serious abuse by priests could still go unreported, Church's safeguarding chief admits

  Rape and other serious abuse carried out by priests and bishops today may still be ignored and not properly reported, the Church of England's head of safeguarding admitted yesterday.

• Betting review backs off Church's recommendation of £2 stake for 'crack cocaine' of gambling

  Ministers have been given the go ahead to reject churches' calls to cut the maximum stake on the 'crack cocaine' of gambling from £100 to £2.

• Abuse inquiry reveals Church's 'stupidity, incompetence and lying', says bishop

  A child abuse inquiry into the Church of England dealt has exposed 'stupidity, incompetence [and] lying', a bishop has said.

• 'A wake up call': One in four churchgoers are suffering from domestic abuse

  One in four churchgoers are in abusive relationships, a new survey is suggesting.

• Ministers look at laws to eradicate gay-cure programmes after Church calls for ban

  Ministers are looking into banning gay 'conversion therapy' after the Church of England pushed for the practice to be outlawed.

• Lambeth Conference 2020: 900 bishops to meet in biggest Anglican gathering for a decade

  More than 900 bishops from all around the world will be invited to a major Anglican conference in 2020 in what will be the biggest test of Justin Welby's tenure as archbishop of Canterbury.

• Archbishop of Canterbury condemns Salisbury attack as 'sin' and 'terrible event'

  The archbishop of Canterbury has condemned the attack of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury as a 'sin' and a 'terrible event', calling for those responsible to be 'held accountable'.

• Sajid Javid fifth MP sent 'Punish a Muslim' letter in two-year 'hate campaign'

  Sajid Javid has become the fifth MP to be a sent a suspicious package with a letter calling for a 'punish a Muslim' day.