The moderator of the Church of Scotland is appealing for calm on both sides of the Scottish independence referendum as he reveals he's received online abuse for The Rt Rev John Chalmers and the churc...
Michael Mair, 25 is hoping his appointment will encourage other young people to consider joining the priesthood. The Church of Scotland's youngest new minister is hoping his ordination will encourage...
To cater for parishioners' busy lives, an Irish church has decided to set up a drive-thru for their Ash Wednesday service. The faithful will be able to receive the traditional Ash Wednesday bl...
Crossing the Threshold aims to re-engage with those who no longer attend church regularly. 'Come as you are'...That is the key message the Roman Catholic Church wants to get across to 4 million lapse...
A church in East Hertfordshire has been ordered to tone its noise down, after neighbours compared it to "living next door to a nightclub". St James the Great Church in Thorley, Hertfordshire, owns a ...
Members will be asked to vote on whether to move forward with plans which would allow women to be ordained to the senior roles. Women bishops are back on the agenda once again at the Church of Englan...
The Church of England has said that companies like BP and Shell must do more to reduce their 'carbon footprint'. It's the first mainstream religious organisation in the UK to threaten to withdraw mon...
The Church of England will try and fast track women bishops to the House of Lords if they're approved at General Synod in July. The Church of England will try and fast track women bishops to t...
Revd Richard Steel from St John's in Kirkheaton in Yorkshire, asked members of his congregation to invest a tenner to raise money for church repairs. A Yorkshire church which gave ten pounds to every...
Climate change campaigners are calling on churches to take action after a party and parade. Ministers and members of faith communities gathered on the steps of St Paul's cathedral at the weekend to u...
Appeal for peace follows weeks of violence after Belfast City Council voted to restrict the number of days the union flag flies over City Hall. Loyalist paramilitary leaders in east Belfast have call...
Christian Tory MP Andrew Selous has been speaking as new research suggests pre-marriage counselling courses could save the taxpayer billions of pounds every yea A new study suggests couples who get r...
Church of England Christmas day services saw 2.6 million in attendance in 2011. Anglican churches are being encouraged to get more of their congregation at Christmas to become regulars.Attendance fig...
The government's Disclosure and Barring Service launches today with the promise of being faster and cheaper than the old CRB system. Criminal record checks are set to become a lot cheaper with t...
Study reveals church leadership not engaging with issue despite congregation support. Churches are not doing enough to encourage worshippers to donate blood and organs, according to a new survey.That...
Nearly 1,000 churches have signed up to a new online directory put together by the Church of England to show people where their nearest harv The list ranges from traditional harve...
Churches have responded to a call from charities to help provide emergency aid to the people of Yemen. Two years of war in the gulf state has brought seven million people to the brink of starvation.C...
New research from the Church of England shows the number of children and young people going to church has fallen dramatically. Nearly half of churches surveyed in a study looking at growth say they h...
New figures from the Prince's Trust show that one in ten 16 to 25 year olds say they can't cope with everyday life. The annual Youth Index report shows 27% who Hundreds of thousands of 16 to 25 year...
The number of people attending church in the capital has risen by 16% since 2005. The number of people attending church in the capital has risen by 16% since 2005. The figures from the London Church ...
