A recent study proposes a natural explanation for the Bible’s account of Jesus’s “miraculous catch of fish” in Lake Kinneret, Israel. The Bible describes two instances of this miracle, one bef...
GAFCON, a global, orthodox Anglican organisation, has called on the Archbishop of Canterbury to "repent" for the "denial of his ordination and consecration vows", following comments about same sex re...
Pope Francis has expressed deep concern and solidarity with those impacted by the severe flash floods in eastern Spain, offering prayers and blessings to the victims and their families. In a video mes...
Rev Rosemary Frew, a minister from the Scottish Borders, has been selected as the next Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, set to take on her new role in May 2025. Known for ...
The Diocese of Southwark has apologised after an inter-faith peace walk included a stop at a church which is currently being investigated by the Charity Commission over abuse allegations. The annual e...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has made an appearance at a Hampshire motorbike show. The Most Rev Justin Welby visited the show as a guest judge, as part of a visit to the Winchester Diocese. The Custom...
The Diocese of Newcastle has appointed its first ever chaplain for LGBT+ matters. Rev Emma Duff is a former lawyer, who was ordained in 2014. The role will provide a ‘safe space’ for people contem...
Bishop Anne Dyer, Scotland's first female bishop, has received a wave of support as she seeks to resume her duties in the Diocese of Orkney and Aberdeen following allegations of bullying. Rt Rev ...
The Archbishop of York has told Premier he believes the Lord's Prayer should come with a health warning to emphasise its significance and power. “Don’t say this prayer unless you’re prepare...
Despite growing calls for inclusion, the recent Synod ruled out allowing women to serve as deacons, a role that permits officiating baptisms, marriages, and funerals. This decision followed Pope Franc...
Thousands joined the March for Jesus in Dublin on Saturday, with organisers estimating up to 12,000 attendees. Starting at the Garden of Remembrance and ending at Dáil Éireann, the event brought tog...
A former vicar has admitted raping a boy under 14 in a church. Accoridng to The Argus, Ifor Whittaker, aged 80, pleaded guilty at Hove Crown Court to rape and gross indecency while he was the vicar...
The Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth has told his parishioners that the ideology behind assisted suicide is the same as Nazism. In a pastoral letter read out at Mass across churches and chapels today, R...
For the second year in a row, a Catholic charity's prayer campaign for peace surpassed the target of more than a million children participating, following a call by the Pope to join the event. A t...
A church in Newcastle has been reprimanded by a church court for buying gas heaters rather than a more eco-friendly source of heating. Earlier this year, the Parochial Church Council (PCC) of Holy C...
A third of churches questioned for a new survey say they don’t have enough money to reduce their climate impact. The study, by Ecclesiastical Insurance and The Bible Society found that while four ou...
A group of Christians have been going the extra mile for God, running 120km across the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham as a ‘prayer-raiser’. During the six day challenge, they've been stop...
The Diocese of Truro is investigating after a plaque highlighting the involvement of one of its parishioners in the slave trade was erected in a church in Falmouth without permission. The brass plaque...
Dr Robert Willis, the former Dean of Canterbury Cathedral who became an internet sensation during the COVID-19 lockdown, has passed away aged 77. Serving the cathedral for over two decades, he died ...
A Leeds priest previously convicted of child abuse is facing new allegations from four individuals. Fr Patrick Smythe, already serving time for past abuses, was described by a victim as a “beast�...
