The Church of England cricket team is to come head to head with the Vatican's once again for a re-match. The two teams squared off at Kent County Cricket Ground in Canterbury last September in a hist...
The Church of England is to vote on whether to sell off its remaining fossil fuel investments from its multi-billion pound portfolio. Today's the last day of the General Synod meeting in York, before...
The Church of England has unanimously backed plans to establish churches on all major social housing estates in England, with one bishop claiming The church's annual assembly voted in favour of a...
The Church of England is encouraging shoppers to ask questions when they go food shopping and buy British produce when they can. It is part of an open appeal from the Church's National Rural Officer,...
The first Church of England clergy man to enter into a gay marriage has been told to stop leading services. Canon Jeremy Pemberton married his long term partner in April and can now no longer work as...
Church of England vicars are most likely to quit in their 50s, according to new research published in the Christian-based Future First monthly bulletin. The statistics have also revealed churches fl...
The Church of England has voted to allow the ordination of women bishops, two years after members of the General Synod struck down previous legislation. Monday's vote received the two-thirds majority...
The Church of England is vowing to put discipleship at its core. It's produced a new document looking at how it'll help individuals develop in the faith ahead of a discussion at the February meeting ...
The Church of England is pleased the Education Secretary has scrapped proposals to axe GCSE's and introduce an English Baccalaureate Certificate. The Church of England praises today's announcement to...
The Church of England is welcoming the government's support for damaged church buildings. Almost 300 parishes are expected to receive grants of between £10,000 and £100,000 for urgent repairs to th...
The Church of England has welcomed the announcement that more than £7 million will be given in government grants to restore churches across the country. Twenty-five Anglican cathedrals will receive...
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 Ort...
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...
