Christian group Youth for Christ has said diet pills are "the fruit of the much deeper issue", following the death of a 21-year-old student. Eloise Parry died on 12 April after taking diet pills sh...
Police and forensic experts are digging up a remote bogland in Ireland where they suspect a monk murdered by the IRA may be buried. Detectives are said to be confident ex Cistercian monk Joe Lynskey'...
Digital counters will be installed at 40 parishes this year to count more accurately the number of people visiting a church either for a service or a browse. Currently the only data gathered is from ...
A Church of England - Birmingham initiative has left people wanting to delve deeper into topics discussed in a previous church service they attended. According to research was carried out by ORB Inte...
A Lake District church is partnering with a London congregation as part of a pioneering digital prayer project. Specialist equipment installed at St Michael's and All Angels in Hawkshead, Cumbria wil...
A paedophile vicar has admitted downloading vile images of children from the internet. Peter Low, 65, pleaded guilty to three counts of possessing indecent images of children and one count of possess...
A Church of England diocese has issued an "unreserved apology" to a man sexually assaulted by a priest during childhood. The Diocese of Chester also accepted it failed to act on information concernin...
A diocese has apologised after one of its priests was jailed for 17 years for repeatedly abusing a boy. Fr Michael Higginbottom, 74, was convicted of four counts of buggery and four counts of indecen...
The Diocese of Truro has defended its decision to not require applicants for its mission leader vacancy to be practising Christians. In a statement responding to criticism, the diocese said it was ke...
A celebration for the birthday of Islam's founder Mohammed did not break church law, Anglican leaders have told Premier. The Diocese of Southwark responded after All Saints Church in Kingston-upon-Th...
The Diocese of Blackburn has told Premier it is looking to launch 50 new congregations over the next decade. The first of the 50 will open its doors on Friday at St Nicholas School in Accrington.New ...
The Church of England is to create a new job in Kent which will offer more help and support to refugees, after parishioners helped raise £60,000 to make it pos The Diocese of Canterbury said the Ref...
A cross bench peer has accused the Diocese of Gloucester of trying to cover up plans to sell off land to housing developers. Lord Geoffrey Dear, who's speaking on behalf of local residents, said Chur...
Warnings of redundancies, pay cuts and the removal of pension benefits are being made by the Diocese of Leeds as it battles a financial crisis. A letter sent to all members of the Leeds diocesan syno...
The Diocese of London has reached the half way point of its Capital Vision 2020 goal to create 100 new worshipping communities in London. The 50th - a French speaking church - opened this week.Rt Rev...
Plans have been unveiled for the building of a bespoke church boat to sail through East London. Under what is being proposed the new floating community hub would be run in partnership with the church...
In a first for the Church of England, the Diocese of Salisbury has been granted Eco Diocese Status, marking their green efforts. Salisbury Cathedral Spire will be lit in green on Saturday night to ce...
Examples include listening to the Bible for 28 minutes every day or saying a prayer of thanks for food and family before a meal. People struggling to find a new year's resolution are being given a he...
The Archdiocese of Birmingham says the way an abuse case may have been handled in the 1980s wouldn't be how it would be handled today. It's responding to allegations from a child abuse victim, who ha...
A Christian disability specialist has shared with Premier how attending church has at times made her feel lonely. Fiona Gosden, 28, who has a very rare bone condition that affects her hands and legs,...
