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One of the country's leading composers of Church music has been discovered with child pornography in his home. John Barnard, 66, is a fellow at the Royal College of Organists and has been sentenced t...

The Church of Scotland has condemned an insensitive act toward Muslims in Fife over the weekend. Rev Dr Iain Greenshields said the Presbytery of Dunfermline "abhorred" the actions of someone who laid...

The Dean of Leicester has said it is "very sad" that some people are making money from the reburial of King Richard III. It has been revealed orders of service for the event which was held at Leicest...

A church in Watford has connected and prayed with hundreds of football fans after being approached by the phone company EE to have a mural on one of their churc Cornerstone Church says the decision t...

Personality tests could be brought in to avoid the ordination of those who simply seek authority and see if a potential vicar is up for the challenges.  Julian Hubbard is the director of the Chu...

A church consultant and international lawyer has been giving diplomacy advice after the Prime Minister and the Queen both made PR gaffes within 24 hours of each Dr Harry Hagopian, who also has a form...

A priest and commentator on issues of sexuality has been outlining the importance of on-going conversations on gender within the church as new research reveals A Sky News poll has shown although hal...

Norwich City Council has proceeded with legal action against a church to force it to tear down a new £920,000 hall funded by the congregation. Bowthorpe Road Chinese Methodist Church were served an ...

One church on the south coast has come up with a creative way to celebrate Advent this year. Worshippers and community groups have created a life-size Advent ca At St Nicholas Church, Bedhampton from...

In efforts to improve social care provision, churches across Scotland have partnered to launch a new online resource designed to "inform, connect and inspire" c The 'Social Care Forum' is a website w...

It's claimed a man's been told he can't referee a cricket match between the Church of England and the Vatican because he might be biased. According to the Daily Mail Michael Claughton wasn't suitable...

The Catholic Church has criticised the decision by a UK court to order a woman with learning disabilities to have an abortion. Last week, a judge at the Court of Protection gave the go ahead for a te...

A Church of England bishop is accusing the UK Government of having no "coherent or comprehensive approach" to solving the Iraq crisis. The Bishop of Leeds has written to the Prime Minister in a stron...

A church deacon has been charged with a number of sex offences. Peter Keeley-Pannett, 71, is accused of eight offences.He was a non-stipendiary deacon in the Diocese of Chichester in West Sussex unti...

A church deacon who sexually abused 10 schoolboys has been jailed for nine years. Revd Alan Morris, 64, committed the offences while handing out punishments at a Catholic grammar school in Manchester...

A former church deacon who used Skype to make contact with vulnerable young boys has been jailed for 32 months for a number of sex offences.  Peter Keeley-Pannett, 71, was told by Judge Robert F...

A detailed new report suggests that a decline of the number of church members may have ended. The information comes from an analysis of data from the annual British Social Attitudes survey and the bi...

A church youth club in Rugby says it took the decision to ban a 5-year-old boy who wears dresses for his own safety. Premier's Antony Bushfield reports. (function(){var ff=document.createElement('scr...

The Diocese of Oxford is defending its invitation to a Muslim scholar to preach at a eucharist service. After receiving criticism ahead of Sunday's event, church leaders said inter faith champion Mon...

A church in Wolverhampton has been defending moving its Maundy Thursday service so it did not clash with a weekly drop-in session for sex workers.  The Daily Mail reported that the move had prov...