An English Heritage historian is challenging what we think we know about Christmas carols. Dr Michael Carter says many carols actually started out with very different tunes or no tune at all. Reveller...
A Lancashire church designed to reflect the areas maritime connections is one of 227 historic places that have been added to the National Heritage List for England in 2023. The Church of St Nicholas i...
Anglicans with traditional views on marriage say they are saddened by the Church of England’s decision to offer blessings for same sex couples in church from this Sunday. It follows a vote yesterday...
The vicar of a church in east London says he is "bowled over" after parishioners raised more than £2000 to replace a collection that was stolen from the church at the weekend. Thieves broke into ...
A small part of a dead person's cremated ashes may be stored in a place that was dear to them rather than in a church or cemetery, the Vatican said on Tuesday, softening its previous stance on the...
The Church of England has announced that blessings for same-sex couples can take place within existing church services from this Sunday, 17 December. Yesterday afternoon the House of Bishops voted by...
Five years after a government crackdown in China saw over 100 members of the Early Rain Church arrested in Sichuan Province, authorities have prevented leaders and members from taking part in an onlin...
Every church hopes their Christmas carols will be well attended, but for one church in East London, it was a case of being careful what you wish for. St Peter’s Bethnal Green had to cancel its tradi...
A teacher has been found dead at a church in London where his pupils had performed their nativity just hours earlier. The man's body was discovered at St Matthew's church in Bayswater at jus...
The only Catholic church in Gaza has been damaged in an attack. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has confirmed to Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that shrapnel from Israeli army ...
Reports from India say 42 Christians were arrested and interrogated by police at the end of November in the country's most populated state. Anti-conversion laws in the state of Uttar Pradesh have ...
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York say they 'deeply regret' flaws in the design and governance of the Church of England’s Independent Safeguarding Board (ISB). The body was disbanded ear...
American pastor, author and broadcaster Dr Tony Evans has married his fiancée, three months after announcing their engagement. Dr Evans, senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship, in Dallas, Texas,...
Five Christian denominations will unite this weekend to broadcast a special online ecumenical carol service led in British Sign Language. Led by Deaf Christians, the service will revolve around the th...
The group of countries in southeast Asia known as ASEAN has strongly condemned the bombing of a church service in the southern Philippines, which it called a "heinous terrorist attack". Four people...
Residents in West London have been treated to a live re-enactment of the Wise Men's journey to Jesus, as thousands gathered to mark the start of Advent. Three real-life camels meandered throu...
A charity dedicated to assisting refugees and asylum seekers is partnering with churches and community groups to infuse a sense of festive cheer for those far from their homeland. Throughout December,...
A Catholic Union survey has found that two in three Catholics experienced negative physical or mental health impacts after churches were closed during Covid, with 93% claiming the government fa...
Almost exactly ten years on from his first historic visit there as Prince of Wales, King Charles returned to the Coptic Orthodox Church Centre in Stevenage this week. Over six hundred guests from ...
Almost 64 per cent of the UK has seen more signs of people experiencing deprivation in their community this year. New research from The Salvation Army shows that worries about the cost of living, the ...
