Christian leaders have written to the Welsh Government seeking guarantees that churches will not be forced to close again should further lockdowns be introduced in Wales. Churches are banned from host...
Pope Francis is to halt his public general audiences and limit participation at Christmas and other upcoming Masses amid a surge of coronavirus cases in Italy and the Vatican. Starting next week, Fran...
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that he will more than double the number of soldiers deployed to protect against terror attacks after three people were killed at a church in Nice. Mr Ma...
The elders of the Crowded House Church in Sheffield have apologised over the behaviour of former leader Steve Timmis. They've responded to an independent inquiry which has found "evidence of ...
French anti-terrorism prosecutors are investigating a knife attack at a church in the Mediterranean city of Nice that killed three people and wounded several others at a time when French authorit...
A farmer who was passionate about church has had his own drive-in funeral on a sports field where he played football as a young man. Peter Cole, 80, died suddenly at home in Sibton in Suffolk on 20th ...
Pope Francis' decision to forgo wearing a mask has been noticed, with some concern, by the commission of Vatican experts he appointed to help chart the Catholic Church's path through the coron...
A girl has made her priest laugh by giving him a high five as he reached his hand out to bless her. At what appears to be a traditional Catholic service celebrating first Holy Communion, the priest ho...
A pastor in Wales has said the Welsh government ordering places of worship to close to the public during lockdown is neither moral nor legal, after police interrupted and ended his Sunday evening serv...
Police interrupted and stopped a church service in Wales on Sunday evening. Places of worship have been told they aren't allowed to host public gatherings due to a lockdown from 23rd October...
A former deputy first minister has been named the next moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Lord Wallace – an elder and member of St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney ...
St Paul's Church in Clapham has hosted a special service to make amends for the racist treatment received by Rev Carmel Jones when he visited back in 1955. After arriving in London from Jamaica as...
Women's rights activists in Poland have staged protests during Sunday church services in the predominantly Roman Catholic nation against a tightening of the nation's abortion law. In the ...
Christian Charity Open Doors is calling on young people to raise awareness for persecuted Christians by giving up a much-loved pastime or possession. The sponsored event “Blackout&r...
Ripon Cathedral has been showcasing an impressive installation comprising of approximately 10,000 origami angels, designed to represent support for those who have been affected by Covid-19. ...
A churchwarden is bringing legal action against Turo Cathedral two years after his wife died in a tragic falling accident at the church. Jan Stuart, 66, suffered serious head injuries after plummeting...
Christian leaders have urged the Welsh Government to not close churches during the firebreak lockdown. They have written to First Minister Mark Drakeford asking him to review the measures that will ba...
Three senior members of the Church of England have warned that struggles between Westminster and local leaders in the North over coronavirus restrictions will lead to “disillusion and unrest&rdq...
The Government has confirmed what churches can do at each level of restriction in England. On Friday, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government sent information to faith communi...
Christians in rural communities have been able to benefit from online services during the pandemic. A new study by the Centre for Rural Policy Research at the University of Exeter and the Arthur Rank ...
