A Paris court has convicted a former Vatican ambassador to France of sexually assaulting five men in 2018 and 2019. The path for the prosecution of 76-year-old Luigi Ventura was cleared after the Vati...
A Christmas hymn, found to be the oldest known Church of England anthem composed by a woman, will be performed by an all-female choir at Ely Cathedral's carol service on Monday 21st. While r...
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams will be on the judging panel for the 2021 Booker Prize. Chigozie Obioma, who has twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize, actress Natascha McElhone, ...
Church House Westminster has come under fire for allowing a gambling firm to sponsor a recent televised boxing bout which was held in the same room as the Church of England's general synod me...
Marton Methodist Church needs about £10,000 to survive, with the church booking secretary selling items on eBay to try to keep it open. Like all churches, it closed in March and lost out o...
Prominent pastor and author John Piper has expressed strong opposition to Christians marrying those who do not share their faith in the Lord. In a blog post, Piper said that those who choose to marry ...
45 churches and chapels across the UK will collectively receive £463,000 of extra funding before Christmas from the National Churches Trust. Eddie Tulasiewicz, head of communications at Th...
A single mother whose five-year-old daughter is in a vegetative state and at the centre of a life-support treatment dispute has told a High Court judge that she will not give up. Doctors treating Pipp...
A megachurch in Tulsa, Oklahoma donated $3.2 million, an equivalent of almost £2.4 million, to worthy causes during its Sunday service. Transformation Church gave more than $1.55 million w...
A man was shot dead by police on the steps of a landmark New York City cathedral on Sunday after he began firing two semiautomatic handguns at the end of a Christmas choral concert, police said. The g...
The Rt Rev Christopher Foster is to retire as Bishop of Portsmouth. Bishop Christopher made the announcement on the same day as his wife, Canon Sally Davenport, told worshippers at Holy Trinity and St...
Christian leaders in Wakefield are sending sixty-five thousand Christmas cards to households across the city in a bid to lift spirits at the end of a difficult year. Bishop Tony Robinson who led the i...
Those wishing to attend services this Christmas time are being encouraged not to leave it too late to book their seats as church buildings reach capacity. The Church of England has advised churches to...
The Bishop for Prisons and Deputy Chaplain General have been formally commissioned over Zoom by Justin Welby during a service of evening prayer conducted from Lambeth Palace. The Bishop of Gloucester,...
A church treasurer who swindled more than £450,000 from charities has been jailed for three years. Craig McCulloch, 34, stole more than £130,000 in funds from the congregation and bank acc...
A church in Derbyshire has seen an outpouring of solidarity as hundreds of people committed to contributing towards the reparations of the church. All Saints' Church in Mackworth was completely ra...
Pope Francis will visit Iraq in March 2021, becoming the first-ever Pontiff to make visit the country. It will also be the first international trip by the Pope since the coronavirus pandemic sta...
The Church in Wales is planning to allow services to bless same-sex couples after they are married, saying it believes the Church will also have to consider its teaching on marriage. The Church ...
A church in Haslemere, Surrey will become a vaccination centre from 15th December. This comes as the Pfizer and BioNtech vaccine is being rolled out in hospitals across the UK. St Christopher's ch...
Churches across Europe who want Anglican-style oversight but an unwavering commitment to orthodox Christian teaching are now being offered the Anglican Network in Europe (ANiE). The network will...
