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For the first time in nearly a quarter of a century, a minister from a congregation in the Republic of Ireland will become Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI). Rev Dr Sam Mawhinney, ...

Former Second Church Estates Commissioner Sir Tony Baldry and Labour MP Ben Bradshaw, have shared their views on the possible ways Parliament could intervene to require the Church of England to all...

Churches are stepping in to provide shelter and supplies after two huge earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria, leaving thousands dead. The death toll has passed 5,000 and is expected to rise as hundreds...

The Church of England has acquired a 3.6 per cent stake in Charity Bank, after making an equity investment of over £1 million via its social impact arm. The £1.1million investment from the Church&...

Bishops in the Church of England have been discussing human composting, and any potential theological reasons against the process. The alternative method of burial would save spaces in graveyards, but...

All Souls Church London is pausing its payments to the diocese until a decision is made on the same-sex blessings debate. In a letter to the Bishop of London, the church challenged the House of Bi...

A London church leader who, during the first wave of coronavirus, urged his parishioners to buy his fake cure for Covid, has avoided jail. On Monday, the Inner London Crown Court handed Bishop Climate...

A church in Kent is looking for an artist to design a new reliquary to house the remains of England’s earliest saint. The owner of the remains – St Eanswythe – was discovered almost two years ag...

The Church of England has defended the work of bishops in the House of Lords following the launch of a petition to remove them from parliament. They say bishops make “a unique and non-party politica...

The Church of England will this week discuss proposals to bless same-sex couples in civil partnerships and marriages. Speaking ahead of General Synod, the Bishop of London said the House of Bishops is...

Pershore Abbey will soon install an £800,000 pipe organ following a huge fundraising effort. The musical instrument, made in Padua, Italy, requires a bespoke platform as there is no room for it on f...

The Archbishop of Canterbury has expressed his “sorrow” as violence and sectarian conflict continues to take lives in South Sudan. Archbishop Justin is currently on a historic three-day Pilgrimage...

A video showing an elderly woman getting baptised at the Angel Church in London has gone viral. Shared on Twitter by Ryan Burton King, a pastor from nearby Grace Baptist Church, the video garnered mor...

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Pope and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland began a three-day visit to South Sudan on Friday. The historical visit has been dubbed a “P...

Three Christian development agencies have urged the UK Government to commit to financing a peace process in South Sudan. The leaders of Christian Aid, CAFOD and Tearfund have written a joint open let...

Rt Revd David Urquhart has been announced as the new bishop to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York. Bishop David will take over from Bishop Emma Ineson following her appointment as the Bishop of Ke...

Mourners and protesters faced off in Sydney on Thursday at the funeral service for Australian Cardinal George Pell, a former top Vatican official who was acquitted in 2020 of sexual abuse accusations....

Lambeth Palace has hit back after the Guardian newspaper said the Archbishop of Canterbury told MPs he would rather see the Church of England lose its privileged status as the established church of...

A Church of England bishop has reported a lay member of the General Synod for alleged “hate crime.”  The Bishop of Coventry, Rt Rev Dr Christopher Cocksworth reported Sam Margrave, 40, over comme...

A retired priest has been convicted of historic child sexual abuse.  Father Dennis Finbow has been found guilty of sexual abuse against a young girl during the 1980's. The 74 year old - who pr...