A church in North Somerset that didn't usually open their doors for private prayer before the Coronavirus pandemic is now doing so. Clevedon Baptist Church has set up what they call a 'Hop...
The Vatican has released from detention an Italian businessman accused of extortion and fraud in a London property venture that to date has cost the Vatican more than 350 million euros (£314 million)...
Pope Francis is among those taking part in a series of radio programmes on how to "rethink the world" after the pandemic. BBC Radio 4, Radio 5 Live and the World Service will ask how society and lives...
Church buildings have reopened for private individual prayer, but there were strict rules for the worshippers who took part. Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and Cardinal Vincent Nichols, t...
The Archbishop of Westminster has suggested open-air church services be held throughout the summer months as a next step after churches were allowed to open for private prayer on Saturday. Last week t...
The Bishop of St Asaph, in Wales, has called for statues of explorer Henry Morton Stanley to be taken down. Stanley is known to have a large part in the European colonisation of Africa. He was bor...
The reopening of places of worship for private prayer is a sign that life is returning to “something like normality”, a clergyman has said. Places of worship came under step three of the Governmen...
The Anglican diocese of Salisbury is encouraging schools and individual land-owners to put up signs reminding people they can pray in outside spaces. While churches are opening their doors again for i...
The former chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons has spoken at a Black Lives Matter march, saying: "We are going to be the change" and that if she was a singer she would sing Aretha Franklin...
Singing should be allowed in churches as soon as it is considered safe, the Church of England has said. Current Government guidance says singing and playing instruments – with the exception of the c...
In preparation for the easing of lockdown restrictions, the Presbyterian Church in Ireland has issued guidance on worship services and other activities. The Republic of Ireland is now in Phase 2 of ...
Christians are being urged to think before they rush to form a support bubble, and remember church members who may not have immediate family to meet up with. The Government’s new support bubble po...
Westminster Abbey in London marked the death of Charles Dickens this week by projecting images of him onto their buidling. The author of A Christmas Carol, Oliver and A Tale of Two Cities is buried ...
A Christian charity has produced a series of small group sessions for men and women to learn and pray about violence against women. Press Red, who help educate churches on gender-based violence, has ...
The Archbishop of Wales has voiced concerns that people could become "complacent" to the threat of contracting coronavirus as death toll decreases and lockdown measures ease. He says churches must con...
Northern Irish pastor, Barrie Halliday has caused uproar after launching into a tirade against anti-racism protestors in Northern Ireland. Speaking from the sanctuary of his church, Halliday, a staun...
The UK Government published new guidance on Friday that details how places of worship can operate during the Covid-19 pandemic. It comes after it announced on Thursday that places of worship can ope...
A religious think tank has said Christians have Biblical reasons to fight excessive economic inequality and should not ignore it in the pulpit. In a new report by Theos, the research group argues tha...
In a survey conducted by Premier, 74 percent of respondents said their church has mentioned racism since the death of George Floyd. The killing of George Floyd, a black American man, in police custo...
A new report has revealed that UK churches have seen an increase in people attending services and wanting to learn more about the Christian faith since the lockdown. The Church Covid Survey, launched ...
