Archbishop Angaelos, the Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London, has revealed the reason why he decided to get a cross tattooed on his arm. He's been speaking at an event to mark Contemporary Martyr...
A Catholic priest from County Donegal, Ireland, has made up batches of "takeaway ashes" for parishioners to administer from home this Ash Wednesday. Fr Brian Brady joined forces wi...
Clergymen at a residential facility had “unrestrained access” to vulnerable children they targeted with sexual and physical abuse, a report has found. The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry has ...
The Church of England has launched a filter on Instagram that adds an ash-like cross to the user's forehead. As most people can't get to a church for an Ash Wednesday service, the Church...
A cathedral cat with a taste for fame has made a nuisance of himself once again – this time by tucking into a plate of pancakes during morning prayer. Tiger the cat is seen nuzzling the Dean of ...
The tradition of rubbing ash on the forehead of worshippers is being replaced with the ashes being sprinkled because of Covid-19 concerns. The change is being made at Chichester Cathedral's Ash We...
A minister from Aberdeen has got on board with the latest TikTok sensation of sea shanties. Rev Peter Johnston, from Ferryhill Parish Church in Aberdeen, was inspired by his daughter who had been watc...
A prominent American pastor who recently lost his adult daughter has spoken out about the family's ordeal. During their Sunday service, Pastor Ed Young and his wife, Lisa, bravely recounted t...
The Church of England's investment arm has written to a number of FTSE 350 companies demanding that they increase diversity on their management boards. The Church Investors Group (CIG) has sa...
Evangelical and Catholic church leaders are urging the Scottish Government to drop part of its Hate Crime Bill, saying it could find those who disagree with gender being fluid accused of "stirrin...
For the first time since 1894, the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI) will have a moderator serve a second term of office. Normally, moderators only serve for one year. They're forma...
The founder of Hillsong has announced the appointment of a new couple to lead Hillsong East Coast following the sudden ousting of former pastor Carl Lentz. Global senior pastor Brian Houston has ...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has shared a prayer for racial justice and equality in the church and in the nation. The Most Reverend Justin Welby wrote the prayer with Dr Sanjee Perera, Archbishops'...
A new website has been launched to help new arrivals from Hong Kong with their integration into UK life. The site, called UKHK, contains information designed to help encourage integration and mutual r...
The Scottish ministers' policy banning gathered church worship is to face a full judicial review which could lead to courts ordering the reopening of churches in Scotland. Lord Braid has gran...
The first findings from a study to capture carbon impacts in the Church of England have been published, a year on from a vote committing the Church to net-zero carbon emissions by 2030. The find...
The founder of Hillsong Church, Brian Houston, has said that he regrets not acting sooner to address the issues arising at Hillsong East Coast, which culminated in pastor Carl Lentz being fired f...
Sister Nathalie Becquart, 52, who Pope Francis appointed last week to a key Vatican post, is an accomplished seafarer who loves using nautical images to illustrate her views of life, faith and the rol...
Church leaders from several different denominations in the UK have called on Home Secretary Priti Patel to "immediately end" the use of military barracks as accommodation for asylum seekers....
A well-known US televangelist has become gravely ill from Covid-19, promoting a global outpouring of prayer for his recovery. Pastor Frederick K.C. Price, who founded the 28,000-strong ...
