Church of England Christmas day services saw 2.6 million in attendance in 2011. Anglican churches are being encouraged to get more of their congregation at Christmas to become regulars.Attendance fig...
The government's Disclosure and Barring Service launches today with the promise of being faster and cheaper than the old CRBÂ system. Criminal record checks are set to become a lot cheaper with the l...
Study reveals church leadership not engaging with issue despite congregation support. Churches are not doing enough to encourage worshippers to donate blood and organs, according to a new survey.That...
Nearly 1,000 churches have signed up to a new online directory put together by the Church of England to show people where their nearest harv The list ranges from traditional harvest services to s...
Churches have responded to a call from charities to help provide emergency aid to the people of Yemen. Two years of war in the gulf state has brought seven million people to the brink of starvation.C...
New research from the Church of England shows the number of children and young people going to church has fallen dramatically. Nearly half of churches surveyed in a study looking at growth say they h...
New figures from the Prince's Trust show that one in ten 16 to 25 year olds say they can't cope with everyday life. The annual Youth Index report shows 27% who Hundreds of thousands of 16 to 25 year...
The number of people attending church in the capital has risen by 16% since 2005. The number of people attending church in the capital has risen by 16% since 2005. The figures from the London Church ...
The leader of the Scottish Episcopal Church has called for a rethink to the Columba Declaration; the historic agreement between the Church of England and the Ch In a series of blog posts, the Most Re...
The Scouts and Girl Guides are currently running consultations on whether they should remove the mention of God from the promise members make when they join. The Church of England is calling on the S...
A Conservative MP is fighting for his political future, after he was forced for apologise for assaulting his ex-girlfriend. A Church of England cleric has urged a Conservative MP who received a polic...
The Church of England's teamed up with several credit unions in a bid to take on payday lenders. The setting up of the Church Credit Champions Network (CCCN) follows the Archbishop of Canterbury's ou...
The decision to allow senior female clergy comes as the Church continues to find a way of allowing women to become bishops. Senior female clergy in the Church of England are to be allowed to attend a...
The Church of England backs proposed legislation which includes royals being allowed to marry Catholics. Proposed legislation which could end the bar on royal heirs marrying Catholics if they want to...
The Most Revd Vincent Nichols was one of 19 to be named by Pope Francis yesterday. The Archbishop of Canterbury has publicly congratulated the Archbishop of Westminster on the announcement he's to be...
The Church of Scotland's debate today on the country's forthcoming referendum on Scottish independence has been overshadowed by the death of one of the Church's Revd Tom Sinclair was killed in a traf...
Vatican says cardinals will begin the official process to choose a successor to Benedict XVI on March 12th. The Vatican has confirmed the conclave of Roman Catholic cardinals to elect the next Pope w...
The event in Cardiff will feature keynote speeches from two women bishops from the U.S. The Rt Rev Geralyn Wolf, former Bishop of Rhode Island and the Rt Rev Gayle Harris, the Suffragen Bishop of Mas...
Those who suffer for their faith will be remembered at the Coptic Feast of Nayrouz at St Margaret's Church. Coptic Christians will pray for the Middle East while marking their New Year later.They'll ...
Judges have ruled that Methodist ministers work for God and not the Church and therefore don't have the same employment rights as others. The Methodist Church has been told it's within its rights not...