TV presenter Sandi Toksvig has confirmed that she will meet with the Archbishop of Canterbury next week. The meeting comes after Toksvig expressed frustration over a speech made by Most Rev Justin Wel...
TV vicar Rev Richard Coles has revealed his civil partnership with late partner David Oldham was blessed inside a church, despite it being banned within the Church of England at the time. This week, t...
On Friday, the Church of England held a press conference to announce its plans for same-sex relationships in the church. While same-sex couples will not be allowed to marry in church, prayers for th...
Most Rev Stephen Cottrell's address during the Church of England's press conference on proposals for same-sex relationships in the church. Archbishop of York, Most Rev Stephen Cottrell I s...
Most Rev Justin Welby's address during the Church of England's press conference on the proposals for same-sex partnerships in the church. Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Rev Justin Welby Just...
Rt Rev Sarah Mullally's address during the Church of England's press conference on the proposals for same-sex partnerships in the church. Bishop of London, Rt Rev Sarah Mullally Thank you fo...
A ban on conversion therapy could prevent Christians from speaking out to oppose those who wish to change their gender, according to lawyers from the Christian Institute. A Bill banning conversion the...
The bishops of the Church of England have published draft prayers for same-sex couples, which will be considered by the General Synod next month. The prayers, which include thanksgiving, dedication, a...
Representatives of nine Christian groups working on peace issues have written to the UK Foreign Office, urging the government to make strides in effort to achieve global nuclear disarmament. The lette...
The Church in Wales has announced that one of the first women to become a priest in Wales, Rt Rev Mary Stallard, will be the next Bishop of Llandaff. Bishop Mary, who currently serves as the Assistan...
An army veteran has been fined for praying for his son near an abortion facility in Bournemouth. The Christian legal organisation ADF UK says local authorities fined Adam Smith-Connor as he “stood ...
There's been a furious reaction from equality campaigners - and disappointment from some evangelicals - after Church of England Bishops said they wouldn't endorse same-sex marriage in church. ...
Bishops in the Church of England have refused to back a change in teaching to allow priests to marry same-sex couples. A statement released after a House of Bishops meeting this week says the “forma...
The UK government has committed to including transgender people in a bill to end conversion therapy, despite warnings from the church that it may criminalise church leaders praying for those with unwa...
A church in Leicester was recently forced to call in the emergency services after a swan got into a flap on the roof. A churchwarden at St Margaret’s Church was left perplexed after hearing heavy fo...
The Bishop of Stepney Rt Rev Joanne Grenfell is to be the Church of England’s new lead safeguarding bishop, taking over from Bishop Jonathan Gibbs who leaves the role at the end of March, when his t...
A Christian charity has distributed money from a Cost of Living Response Fund to provide critical support for churches and charities on the frontline of the UK’s cost-of-living crisis. Stewardship h...
The leader of the House of Commons has written a letter to the Bishop of Portsmouth, urging him to support same-sex marriage within the Church of England ahead of the imminent General Synod. Penny Mor...
The priest who was conducting a memorial service at the church where six people were shot at the weekend has described the scenes as “pandemonium”. A seven-year old-girl was critically injured in ...
A priest in Cardiff is using food to combat loneliness and isolation in his community. Fr Dean Atkins from St Mary’s Church, Butetown has organised an event dubbed The Day of the Soup, which involve...
