The Bishop of Winchester is taking a six-week step back from his responsibilities, with Rt Rev Debbie Sellin taking temporary responsibility. Rt Rev Dr Tim Dakin has been the Bishop of Wincheste...
The Church of England is investing £9 million into mission projects aimed at encouraging young people to engage with the Christian faith. Congregations are being set up around the country which ...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has apologised to the victims of John Smyth, saying "it is clear a number of Christians, clergy and lay, were made aware of the abuse in the 1980s." Following a ...
Churches could be asked to introduce new security measures, with volunteers responsible for considering the terror threat. The Government is seeking to make all publicly accessible buildings and...
Extraordinary women are being immortalised at a church in East Yorkshire as part of its restoration. The existing carvings are so ancient it's impossible to depict who they show - apart from ...
The organisers of the Christian youth festival 'Dreaming the Impossible' have announced they plan to gather this summer, with two events happening in Nottingham. Most festivals have plan...
Several church groups and individual churches have decided to stop investing in fossil fuels, including Anglican, Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian and Baptist groups. Thirty-six faith instituti...
Churches and other places of worship are not just for the faithful but can play a vital role in our recovery from the pandemic, according to new research from the University of York. More than ...
A Christian pastor, held in police detention in the Southeast Asian country of Laos for a year, has been spared jail after he was made to sign documents swearing not to preach until 2022. A cour...
One of the Church of England's largest churches has been given access to part of a £2.5m grant for mission in Brighton and Hove. St Peter's in Brighton, which was born out of London'...
The Dean of St Paul's says tough decisions are having to be made about the cathedral's future. Very Rev David Ison is urging people to support the building which is facing a financial cr...
Religious Education allows pupils to enter a rich discourse about the religious and non-religious traditions that have shaped Britain and the world, according to a new report by Ofsted. It says RE ena...
Three in ten young people say wedding costs are a reason for not marrying, although 87 per cent want to. The Marriage Foundation, a Christian organisation that encourages all people of all faith...
Rev Megan Rohrer has become the first openly transgender pastor to be appointed as a bishop in any major Christian denomination in the US. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) elect...
A Palestinian Christian living in Jerusalem is urging Christians and the Church to speak out against the violence engulfing the region. Dr Salim Munayer was speaking to Premier in a week that airstrik...
Pope Francis has returned to doing audiences with the faithful in person after a nearly six-month interruption due to Covid-19. Francis greeted several hundred socially distanced and masked visitors i...
A church in London known as the National Musicians' Church, will be made available to hire for public concerts to help the wellbeing of nearby workers and musicians struggling with the impac...
A Christian chaplain who delivered a talk at a college, encouraging students that they have the right to hold a traditional view on sexuality and marriage, is launching a legal challenge after he was ...
Churches are opening their doors again in Ireland on Monday after nearly a year of a gathered worship being strictly prohibited. Church buildings will be allowed to have services again from 10th...
Vicars are used to caring for their flock - but this church is looking after real sheep alongside its congregation. St Mary's Church in Brading on the Isle of Wight initially welcomed six sheep to...
