The Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland has called for prayers for the families and friends of three teenagers who died following reports o Lauren Bullock, 17, Morgan Barnard, 17...
A bishop of the Coptic Church who regularly speaks out over the fate of Christians in the Middle East has been honoured in this year's Queen's Birthday list. Bishop Anba Angaelos, from Stevenage, is ...
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, 118th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark, will make his first pastoral visit to the United Kingdom on Frid Pope Tawadros will visit Coptic Orthod...
Christians are being reminded by the Coptic Orthodox Church in the UK on international Human Rights Day that protecting the rights of others is to protect their On the day, which commemorates the ado...
The clean-up operation has begun across pockets of the country after localised flooding caused by thunderstorms brought destruction to communities. The southern Cornish village of Coverack faced hail...
A church in Cornwall has accused Lloyds Bank of losing artefacts it has given them for safekeeping. One of the items from Veep Parish Church in St Austell include a silver communion cup dating back...
Historic England has picked 23 buildings and sites as some of the most worthy to gain new or upgraded listed status in 2018. In a list that includes an Old Lifeboat House in Essex and a cattle drin...
A vicar in Cornwall has said he is "appalled" after traffic wardens gave 25 parking tickets to mourners attending a funeral. Revd Daniel Reed also questioned whether there was any compassion left in ...
The Salvation Army have helped the writers of the ITV soap accurately cover the topic of modern slavery in a plot which will start in April. The character Alina will be introduced in spring, an Eas...
A gay vicar is to be introduced into a prime-time soap. ITV's Coronation Street is to feature Daniel Brocklebank as 'Rev Billy', who joins character Emily Bishop's church; St Mary's in the fictional...
Coronation Street star Daniel Brocklebank has admitted viewers were shocked by his vicar character's drug use. The ITV soap sparked complaints with a scene in which vicar Billy Mayhew took heroin in ...
null Coronation Street has been cleared by Ofcom after more than 200 people complained over a scene in which a vicar took heroin in a church.The broadcasting watchdog ruled in its investigation that ...
The actress Morag Siller, who played a vicar in TV soap Coronation Street, has died from cancer. She was 46 and had been battling the disease for five years.A statement from her agent said she died i...
Raising a child to the age of 11 in the UK costs more than £83,000, according to research from Halifax. In its latest Cost of Children research, released annually, the bank said the figure rises t...
A Christian charity says the cost of poverty to the taxpayer in the UK is around £78 billion. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation, originally a Quaker group, is behind a new report, conducted by Heriot...
Brits are more likely to believe in God when they're admitted to hospital, a study has found. The latest British Social Attitudes survey also revealed 52 per cent of the general public considered the...
The first ever female Archbishop may be appointed next year by the Church of England if the bookies' favourites of who will replace the Archbishop of York are c William Hill has named the bishops of ...
A council has agreed to reconsider its ban on a Christian couple adopting after they said a child should have a mother and a father. The local authority had previously said they were not suitable to ...
An English council has bowed to public pressure and scrapped its controversial 'Winterfest' branding for its festive events. Stoke on Trent Council will name this year's celebrations 'Love Christmas'...
Plans to transform part of a sprawling former sausage roll factory in Newcastle into a church have been rejected by planning officials. Tyneside Vineyard Church was informed by the City Council its p...
