The Church of England has appointed its fourth female bishop after the Revd Dame Sarah Mullally was confirmed as the next Bishop of Crediton. She will join the Diocese of Exeter in July before being ...
The Church of England's parliament, the General Synod, has voted to allow women bishops by a majority in a symbolic showing of hands, giving final approval to t Synod members voted in favour of the m...
Entries for the 2018 Church Architecture Awards have been announced. There are two categories: new church buildings, re-orderings and extensions or alterations to existing church buildings feature in...
The Duke of Gloucester will be helping to select the UK's best new church architecture for two prestigious design awards The Archbishops of Canterbury and York, This year, HRH The Duke of Gloucester ...
More than 60% of people who regularly attend church are middle class, according to a new YouGov survey which reveals that the attendance figure drops to 38% amo And those attending are more likely to...
A day-long experiment encouraging travellers to connect on public transport has been welcomed by a church in Eastbourne. The initiative that aims to combat isolation and explore the benefits of talki...
Swansea University has stopped a Christian group from holding meetings on its campus over concerns about the operational methods it was using to attract new mem It's after a parent of one of the univ...
A judge within the Diocese of Carlisle has banned a family from etching a Freemason symbol onto a grave in one of its churchyards. The family of William Kenneth Wilson, who died in 2012, wanted it on...
A church in Bristol has refused to back down over its decision to ban yoga classes from the premises because the practice isn't "Christ centred", according to t Revd James Stevenson of St Michael and...
Bell ringers from across the country are arriving in Portsmouth for their annual conference this weekend. More than 200 people are expected from diocese all over the UK.Kate Flavell from the Ce...
The tradition of church bell ringing is facing a recruitment crisis and could soon be no more. A survey has found the majority of church leaders are struggling to find people to take up the sport.The...
Church bells will be protected under new planning rules to stop people from forcing councils to silence them, ministers have confirmed. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Sajid ...
The bells of churches and cathedrals across the UK rang out earlier to mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day. At 11 this morning bells were sounded in a moment recreated from 70 years ago when they wer...
Victims of the Tunisian beach massacre have been remembered at a Norfolk church where the bells have tolled 38 times. The Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham joined the national minute's ...
The Archdiocese of Glasgow has blasted Orange walks in Scotland after a priest was allegedly spat on and hit. The Archdiocese claimed the incident happened after Canon Tom White was meeting and greet...
A Church in the New Forest has been the target of a suspected "satanic" attack after being daubed with occult symbols. An upside-down cross and the numbers 666 were painted on the door of St Peter's ...
Residents of a care home in Scotland had church come to them after watching the live-stream week by week. Greyfriars Parish Church in Lanark took their meeting to Beechgrove Care Home at the weekend ...
Almost 1,000 churches in the country are at risk of closing as they lose members of their congregation and are unable to meet building repair costs, according t A special campaign, Save Our Spires, h...
Most people would never associate a pub with church, but St Thomas Church in Norwich is getting people to think outside the box. The church bought a pub next door and plans to use it for evangelism p...
The Church is being encouraged to help improve the treatment of children with autism and learning difficulties following reports care units are breaching their A study by The Joint Committee on Huma...