UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News

The Church of England has formally apologised for past child abuse by Anglican priests and its own “serious failure” to prevent it.

The ruling General Synod, meeting in York, debated a report about abuse in the Chichester Diocese.

Members unanimously backed an earlier apology issued by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York.

Meanwhile, a man was arrested after two stewards were allegedly attacked at a Synod service in York Minster.

A Church of England spokesman said a man entered the minster as the service was starting and attacked the stewards when they asked him to stop.