The Church of England has responded to an email that appears to show the Church rejecting a black man as a curate in a majority white parish. Augustine Tanner-Ihm, a black 29-year-old man, posted on...
York Minster has announced it's closing its school this summer as it experiences a 'catastrophic' loss of income due to the coronavirus. A lack of visitors means the Cathedral is expecting...
The Archbishop of York has come under criticism for supporting anti-racism protests that took place in central London yesterday, following concerns social distancing measures were not adhered too. Rt ...
Starting a new job can be difficult at the best of times, let alone starting during lockdown. So spare a thought for Rev Dr John Bradbury who this week took up his role as the new general secretary of...
The soon-to-retire Archbishop of York will reflect on his life, including his early days in Uganda under dictator Idi Amin, in a special service to be broadcast nationwide. The broadcast, across the B...
The lead pastor of Hillsong Church London has said he's sorry for not using last Sunday's church service to address the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white police officer...
Boris Johnson has expressed concern over reopening churches too soon and risking a rise in infections, after an MP asked when places of worship would be allowed to open their doors. Tory MP for Loughb...
As the protests campaigning for justice over George Floyd's death grow in the UK, churches have been responding to his death and the ongoing problem of racism. George Floyd died in Minneapolis l...
As the Chinese authorities begin to ease the coronavirus restrictions, the government crackdown on Christians only continues to worsen. According to human rights organisation Bitter Winter, communi...
Fans of a “disappearing cat” are being asked to donate to its cathedral home where tumbling revenues have put jobs at risk. Mischievous feline Leo gained worldwide fame last week after footage of ...
The Methodist Church has sold stocks which it deemed ecologically unsustainable despite the possibility of their prise rising in the coming months. Concerned by the green implications of holding sha...
The Bishop of Chichester has urged MPs to do more in lobbying for the reopening of churches in his diocese. In a letter addressed to MPs from his area, Rt Rev Martin Warner said he hoped the politic...
A US bishop has sharply criticised US president Donald Trump for staging a visit to the historic St John's Church across from the White House, where he held up a bible after authorities had cleare...
People who translate the Bible into languages spoken in small marginalised commmunities have turned their attention to translating health warnings around Covid-19. Wycliffe Bible Translators, who wo...
Worshippers feel “disappointment and hurt” at not being able to visit places of worship, despite some shops being allowed to open to the public, a bishop has said. As of Monday, car showrooms and ...
An opinion poll has revealed half of UK adults agree that churches should be allowed to open earlier than July as long as they can maintain social distancing. Churches are currently not expected to op...
Dozens of Catholic parishioners in West Belfast have been blessed with holy water at their doorsteps during lockdown. A priest at the city's oldest Catholic church, St Mary's, visited residen...
Pope Francis has advised against pessimism as many people emerge from coronavirus lockdowns to a new way of living. During Mass in St Peter's Basilica to mark Pentecost Sunday, Francis noted a ten...
A UK bishop has criticised the US Government for its response to protests that have swept the country following the death of an unarmed black man. Thousands of people took to the streets for a sixth d...
Former Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey has suggested that bishops who have publically spoken out against the actions of Dominic Cummings are doing a 'disservice to the church'. Last wee...
