The Church of England says it's seeing an increase of 14 per cent in the numbers training for the priesthood. It says an anticipated total of 543 men and women will begin studies this Autumn at colle...
The Church of England has refuted claims by Anglican group Reform the ongoing conversations on the issue of sexuality have 'changed'. In a statement released earlier this week, Reform said that...
The Church of England urgently needs to find ways to reverse the decline in church attendance, according to the Archbishops of York and Canterbury. In a joint statement, the Church's most senior lead...
A Church of Scotland minister has appeared in a promotional video backing assisted suicide. Revd Scott McKenna has already broken ranks with the Kirk to declare his support for a change in the law bu...
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland says he's been "disturbed" by recent acts of aggression on both sides of the Scottish independen The Rt Revd John Chalmers was speaking...
The growing threat to religious freedom around the world is one of the most pressing issues of our time, the moderator of the Church of Scotland has said. Rt Revd Dr Angus Morrison has raised specifi...
The majority of Church of Scotland presbyteries have voted in favour of the appointment of gay ministers. Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Stirling backed the proposals which mean ministers and deaco...
The Church of Scotland says it does not support any side in the Scottish Independence Referendum despite a number of churches and ministers coming out in suppor Yesterday more than 30 clergy gave the...
Church of Scotland presbyteries are to discuss the proposal of allowing people in same-sex marriages to become ministers. At the General Assembly this week, members voted to send the issue out for fu...
The Church of Scotland has voted in favour of allowing people in same sex civil partnerships to practice as ministers and deacons. According to the Telegraph, the decision was made by the General Ass...
The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland will discuss whether to allow ministers who are in a same sex marriage. The debate follows an earlier vote to allow clergymen and woman who were in civi...
The Church of Scotland's General Assembly will be presented with a proposal to allow ministers to conduct gay marriages later. The Church's Theological Forum will argue in its report that it "does no...
A former moderator of the Church of Scotland says the country is not healing after the independence referendum. Voters decided to remain in the UK by 55% to 45% at the poll on 18 September.Dr Alison ...
A range of official commemorative coins will be issued by the Royal Mint to mark the christening of Princess Charlotte. They'll be available in silver, in what the organisation says is keeping with t...
A Church of Scotland minister has revealed that he used to sleep just yards away from the Berlin Wall which dramatically fell 30 years ago on Saturday. Former soldier Rev Peter Sutton spent four mont...
Tim Farron was right to resign as Liberal Democrat leader because of his "fundamentally illiberal and prejudiced views" on gay sex, former Lib Dem minister Davi Mr Farron announced he was st...
Christian comedian Tim Minchin says he has being threatened with a lawsuit because of a song he wrote about the Pope. The musician and comedian heavily criticises religion in 'The Pope Song', w...
A council in east London is going to be quizzed by an advocate for children's rights over its decision to place a Christian girl with Muslim foster carers. The Children's Commissioner for England, An...
The Government plans to exercise new powers to fine, suspend or deregister universities if they do not meet a statutory duty to commit to free speech in their g Jo Johnson, the universities minister,...
The speaker of the House of Commons has reignited the gay marriage debate by suggesting marriage will only really be equal when same sex unions can take place i John Bercow has been addressing a rece...
