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The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, has been accused of leading a "toxic and draconian" culture at Westminster Cathedral Choir School (WCCS) as part of a lo...

The number of British Anglicans who believe that same-sex marriage is right has risen to almost half, according to a YouGov poll.  There has been a marked increase in support from Church of England m...

The archbishop of Paris has asked priests to change the way they do communion to prevent spread of the coronavirus. Bishop Michel Aupetit's instructions came after a priest in the city tested posi...

The Church of Ireland has issued advice to priests and those attending services across Ireland following the first case of coronavirus to be detected. Information, which has been circulated to all cle...

A Scottish events venue which cancelled a booking made by US evangelist Franklin Graham has ignored the lawsuit filed against it. Last week, a Glasgow court informed Scottish Event Campus Limited th...

A group of Christians were beaten by police in southern India after being accused of forcing people to convert to Christianity, according to religious freedom charity Christian Solidarity Worldwide (C...

Poor non-Muslim women including Christians are being offered money by IS extremists to start wearing burkas in Madagascar. According to a local bishop, radical Muslims are exploiting the country&#39...

Pope Francis cancelled his official audiences on Friday after apparently coming down with a cold. The Vatican said the 83-year-old pontiff celebrated morning Mass as usual and greeted participants at ...

Howard Dobson whose songs have been sung in 1,000 churches around the world, has finally released a song he wrote in 1998. The songwriter revealed that he wrote A New Creation while decorating his off...

A Catholic church in New Jersey has faced an onslaught of criticism after allegedly denying a young autistic boy communion because he is "unable to determine right from wrong." According to the boy&#3...

Churches across Somerset have been encouraged to install roof alarms following a flurry of lead thefts. Earlier this month, burglars stripped the metal off parish buildings in Meare, Kingsbury Episcop...

A church in East Yorkshire has opened its doors as a place of rest and refuge to local residents forced to evacuate their homes due to severe flooding on Wednesday. The River Aire in Yorkshire burst i...

Parish of 'Christ the King' in Wimbledon Park on Tuesday held a charity quiz and bake sale for the local community to fundraise for The Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD) to hel...

A brotherly unity meeting was held Wednesday in the Jordanian Capital, Amman, where various Orthodox delegations gathered to initiate a dialogue, and work for unity and reconciliation within the Ortho...

Leaders of a neo-Nazi group in the US have been arrested and charged with conspiring to harass and threaten churches, journalists and a former cabinet member. John Denton, a former leader of the neo-N...

Senior Church leaders in Italy have said the Church is fully committed to tackling the coronavirus outbreak.  On Thursday Italian authorities reported that the number of people infected in the countr...

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 work on Thu...

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 words" being a...

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...