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Ex-archbishop says he needed psychiatric help after Smyth abuse failures

Justin Welby has disclosed that he has been receiving both psychotherapy and psychiatric treatment to help him cope with what he calls his “failure” in handling abuse allegations against the late John Smyth, a scandal that led to his resignation as Archbishop of Canterbury...

West Malaysia installs new bishop as South East Asia province walks tightrope between Gafcon realignment and historic Communion ties

The Anglican Diocese of West Malaysia has installed the Rt Rev Stephen Soe Chee Cheng as its sixth diocesan bishop at St Mary’s Cathedral, Kuala Lumpur, in a ceremony that underlined the province’s evangelical convictions and its contested place within wider Anglican realignment debates. The...
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Archbishop McDowell addresses The Royal Irish Regiment Service of Remembrance

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Archbishop John McDowell calls for renewed good relations across Irish Sea in City of London address

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Ex-archbishop says he needed psychiatric help after Smyth abuse failures

Justin Welby has disclosed that he has been receiving both psychotherapy and psychiatric treatment...

West Malaysia installs new bishop as South East Asia province walks tightrope between Gafcon realignment and historic Communion ties

The Anglican Diocese of West Malaysia has installed the Rt Rev Stephen Soe Chee...

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The Church in Wales’ experiment in appointing an interim Bishop of Bangor has collapsed...

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