Pope Francis has missed a planned Mass with Rome clergy due to illness. The Vatican said the 83-year-old pontiff had a "slight indisposition" and would proceed with the rest of his planned w...
The Pope has urged Catholics to put down their phones and turn off the TV this Lent. In a world "polluted by too much verbal violence", Pope Francis warned of the "offensive and harmful...
Church groups in the UK are once again joining together for a huge prayer campaign for more people to come to know God. Justin Welby helped launch the fifth year of Thy Kingdom Come - a project which ...
For the first time ever Church of England cathedrals will open their doors after hours on at least one evening this year. The aim is to welcome in people of all ages to experience and explore the buil...
Churches and cathedrals are taking increased security measures after a wave of stained glass and lead thefts across the country amounting to an average 19 incidents per day. Chur...
Giving an offering via contactless is about to get a whole lot easier in another 300 churches in the UK. The Church of England has embarked on a new partnership with Visa, SumUp and Caution Your Blast...
Religion Editor at the BBC, Martin Bashir, who attended Emmanuel Church Wimbledon, has written about the power-hungry character of Jonathan Fletcher, who admitted having naked massages with men a...
Flooding that caused some churches in Gloucestershire to temporarily close, did not stop congregations from worshipping on Sunday. People from Tirley and Ashleworth were invited by the Church of...
Church leaders in Scotland have written to Glasgow City Council calling for an immediate reversal of the decision to cancel the booking of Franklin Graham at the city's SEC arena. Despite contract...
The National Churches Trust is conducting a new online survey to measure the contribution churches make to society. The survey is set to study the social and economic benefits churches provide t...
A village church that was devastated by the 2007 Gloucestershire floods is once again under threat from water. St Michael and All Angels Church in Tirley, near Tewkesbury, was badly damaged in the flo...
The British Pilgrims Trust has developed a range of 'Pilgrim Passports' for those visiting Church of England Cathedrals. It comes as part of the national campaign '2020 Year of Cathedrals,...
A supporter of the Islamic State terror group has pleaded guilty to plotting to bomb St Paul’s Cathedral and a hotel. Safiyya Amira Shaikh, 36, from Hayes, Middlesex, admitted preparation of ter...
A rare and looted crown from the 18th century has been returned to Ethiopia after it was discovered in the Netherlands two decades ago. The Dutch government facilitated the handover "with the bel...
The Catholic Church is launching a review into the role of sacred music at Westminster Cathedral after its music master suddenly resigned. In a statement, the Diocese of Westminster said it would...
Southwark's new Catholic archbishop, John Wilson, has urged Christians to start taking the issue of persecution seriously. In comments made at an event at the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary...
Leading Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias has announced that he will undergo urgent spinal surgery in a bid to bring healing to a decades-old back issue. Releasing a statement through his ministry or...
The Diocese of Hereford has launched a flood relief appeal to help local residents in the wake of Storm Dennis. Donations received will be distributed by the diocese to local communities worst affecte...
There are new calls for Catholic communion to be reviewed. Professor Thomas O'Loughlin, a University of Nottingham theologian is calling for new and formal discussions in the Roman Catholic Church...
The MP who notified Met Police about alleged criminal activity at a London church said he wants the case against reopened. On Tuesday police said SPAC Nation will not face investigation after th...
