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 account of St...
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 started...
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 in W...
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 be ...
The Church of England has said it is admirable that many churches want to be vaccination centres but says churches need to think about the practical implications, such as potentially leaving the churc...
The most senior church leader in Jerusalem has blamed an "extreme ideology" as the motivation behind an arson attack on a historic Gethsemane church. His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerus...
Christian environmental charity A Rocha is urging Christians to "really step up and take action" on climate change. Speaking to Premier, Andy Lester, conservation director for A Rocha, said that Ch...
Members of Canterbury Cathedral Girls’ Choir have been recording a video of their carol service to enable the congregation to celebrate together virtually because of Covid-19 restrictions. The Kent ...
A new report from the Evangelical Alliance in Scotland has revealed just how much churches have stepped up to help others during the pandemic. The report entitled “Stories of Hope” assessed what c...
A historic church in lower Manhattan that houses New York's Liberty Bell and whose congregation dates to the city's earliest days has been gutted by a massive fire. The Middle Collegiate Churc...
A new study has revealed that American churchgoers would rather invite someone to an in-person church service, rather than a digital service. Christian research group Barna surveyed 1.302 US adults an...
In a tradition dating back to medieval times, a schoolboy has been chosen to take on the role of Salisbury Cathedral's chorister bishop. Unlike their predecessors, though, who held office for thre...
A 16-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire caused "significant" damage to an ancient church in a village in Derbyshire. A huge blaze ripped through All Saints' Church in th...
A 700-year-old church has been destroyed by a huge fire in Mackworth, Derbyshire. All Saints' Church has a congregation of 30 people and was due to resume in-person services on 6th December with...