The run-down beach town of Torvaianica is about 35 kms (20 miles) south of the Vatican. But for transgender women who live there it had seemed light years away until a rapprochement with the Cat...
A church community in Northern Ireland is said to be deeply shocked after an arson attack on its building. Parish priest Father Damian McCaughan discovered the fire at Our Lady and St Patrick's Ca...
A nurse who narrowly survived a terror attack on a church in Nigeria, in which 41 worshippers lost their lives, has arrived in the UK to receive a special award in recognition of her fortitude an...
There are hopes the 19th century British Cardinal Henry Newman could soon be named a ‘doctor of the church’. Bishops in the US have backed calls from their UK counterparts. At a nati...
God is good for you - that's the verdict of people in Britain, according to a survey out today. It found those identifying as religious were on average 20 per cent happier and more sati...
The Church of England has released its official Advent calendar for 2023, which for the first time features interactive stickers, to help families learn the story of Christmas. For many people, buying...
The Church of England's Evangelical Council has launched two new initiatives for orthodox evangelicals, in the wake of the decision to allow trials of special services to bless same-sex union...
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby, welcomed His Majesty King Charles III to a reception at Lambeth Palace on Thursday, joined by leaders of other faiths as part of ‘Inter-F...
After decades selling his art on the streets of Edinburgh, a Scottish artist was left “speechless” after discovering his work had been rewarded by the Pope. Michael McVeigh was presen...
Moldova's largest Orthodox church reaffirmed its link to its Russian parent church on Thursday despite dissent from priests who have denounced the association with Moscow over the Kremlin's in...
The bell at Beith Parish Church in Ayrshire will fall silent for part of the day, after sounding every hour of the day for more than 200 years. It was stopped after one resident told the council...
Same-sex couples will be able to request a dedicated ceremony of blessing in the Church of England via a trial process, following a vote on the issue by the General Synod on Wednesday. The decisi...
The Vatican has confirmed a ban on Catholics becoming Freemasons, a centuries-old secretive society that the Catholic Church has long viewed with hostility and has an estimated global membership of up...
A priest who was in the centre of a social media storm due to having tattoos covering her arms, has revealed a new tattoo of a feather, signifying “God's protection”. In July, the Arch...
A compensation scheme for survivors of Church abuse has progressed to the next stage, aiming for final implementation by the end of 2024. The church's legislative body, the General Synod, approved...
Finnish MP of 30 years Paivi Rasanen has been cleared of wrongdoing, over a tweet where she quoted a Bible verse. Her victory comes at the end of a gruelling four year legal battle, where she was...
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have told the General Synod they would support trialling standalone services for same-sex blessings before obtaining official approval for permanent use. The Gen...
A new course, aimed at bringing poverty to the political centre stage ahead of a general election, has been launched by a group of church bodies and charities. Act on Poverty aims to help Christians c...
The current Church of England debate over marriage and sexuality is pushing the purchase of property up the agenda of Parochial Church Councils (PCCs), according to a new survey by Kingdom Bank. Condu...
As the Church of England's General Synod convenes this week, same-sex blessings will take centre stage, with most of the time allocated to discussing the Living in Love and Faith (LLF) proposals. ...
