The Bishop of Bangor has apologised to Virginia Crosbie MP, who says she was 'ridiculed' by a congregation member after attending church in May. On 30th May, the MP attended the Sunday s...
A Church of England bishop has asked in the House of Lords whether there can be an alternative to vaccine certificates for religious events for people who are opposed to the vaccine. Rt Rev Dr A...
Pope Francis shared the limelight with a member of the public dressed as Spider-Man during a gathering at the Vatican on Wednesday. Twenty-eight-year-old Matteo Villardita – who dons the comic-b...
The Reverend Richard Coles has called for an end to conversion therapy. Speaking during an excerpt for BBC programme Morning Live, the broadcaster said the practice, which attempts to change someone&#...
Ministry leaders from conservative evangelical groups across the UK are developing a resource to help churches assess and respond to abuse allegations. Gathered together by Affinity, a network of gosp...
A Cardiff priest has been given an Attitude Pride Award for 'embodying the spirit of LGBTQ Pride' in the Christian community. Rev Canon Sarah Jones, the priest of St John the Baptist Church, a...
Politicians and policymakers should examine the work of churches and Christian action groups if they want to tackle the root causes of poverty in the UK. That is the conclusion of research led b...
Churchgoers in Wales can sing together again in person after the Welsh Government updated its guidance. Wales is the first nation in the UK to allow congregational singing to return, with the re...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has taken to the streets to get a taste of life as a Big Issue vendor. Justin Welby sold the magazine, alongside local vendor, Lee Welham, at his pitch outside the Round C...
Pope Francis has put Robert Schuman, who paved the way for the founding of the European Union, on the path to sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church. In a statement, the Vatican says the Pope approved...
The Evangelical Alliance has described the ban on singing in church as “nonsensical”. In an article on its website, Danny Webster, who is Head of Advocacy at the organisation, says t...
Civil weddings and partnership ceremonies will be able to take place outdoors for the first time in England and Wales from 1st July. Under current laws for approved premises such as a hotel, the legal...
Bishops on both sides of the English Channel are calling for refugees to be treated with humanity and decency and provided a welcome rather than hostile reception. They've issued a statement...
President Biden has attended Mass this weekend despite a vote by Catholic Bishops in the US which could see him being banned from receiving the Eucharist because of his liberal stance on abortion. Cat...
The Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in Need, is thanking supporters after they increased their giving enabling it to step up its response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Benefactors donated &po...
The Archbishop of Canterbury says he is "deeply embarrassed" by a Twitter post from a Welsh bishop, according to The Telegraph. It says the Most Reverend Justin Welby has written to the...
York Minster suffered a drop in income of more than £2million last year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Accounts from the Chapter of York, the Minster’s governing body...
Kingdom Bank has made a £1m loan to Dundonald Church, part of the Co-mission church planting movement, to fund a new 650-seat church in Wimbledon. The flats will be sold to private occupiers and...
Woking United Reformed Church has found a creative way to sing during worship despite coronavirus restrictions currently preventing congregational singing. At the beginning of the lockdown in March la...
A health minister has been challenged over why he could sing Roll Out The Barrel in a pub, but not a hymn in church under coronavirus restrictions. Tackled in Parliament, Tory frontbencher Lord Bethel...
