An inquiry into allegations of abuse of children living in care in Scotland opens today, with the Church of Scotland among a number of bodies set to give eviden The first hearings take place in Edinb...
A vicar has started an online petition for Christian siblings to stay in the UK as they could risk danger if they go back. Somer and Areeb Bakhsh, who are 15 and 13 years olds, are worried they would...
The Church of Scotland has pledged to strengthen its commitment to serving military personnel, veterans and their families. Moderator of its governing body the General Assembly, Rt Rev Dr Derek Brown...
The Kirk's support of a bill that would help give greater protection to young people from physical punishment has been welcomed by children's charities. The Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (...
A historic step towards allowing the first gay marriages in the Church of Scotland is expected to be taken at the General Assembly next week but it could still While the sanctity of marriage will be...
The Church of Scotland is going to discuss allowing its ministers to perform same-sex marriages. A proposal to permit ministers and deacons to carry out the ceremonies will be debated when the Church...
The Church of Scotland is to drop its policy that prevents non-Christian from working for its social care service, amid a recruitment crisis. Currently, the more than 2,000 employees of CrossReach - ...
The Church of Scotland have set out plans to sell almost half of its church buildings in the city of Aberdeen as part of a 10 year rejuvenation project. The Aberdeen Presbytery review aims to dispose...
The Church of Scotland has made a fresh call for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) not to destroy records relating to the worst RAF peacetime disaster. Members of the Kirk's General Assembly unanimously ...
Rev Dr Angus Morrison has made a full recovery from illness to be the moderator designate for the Church of Scotland. Rev Morrison was set to become moderator of the Church of Scotland this year but...
The Church of Scotland is welcoming its largest number of trainee ministers in five years. The influx comes as it prepares for hundreds of parish ministers retiring in the next decade.The Kirk has so...
Details of how Scotland would look if it votes for independence next year have been released. A 670-page white paper claims each Scot would be 600 pounds better off under the plans, with the SNP prop...
The Church of Scotland has welcomed a Scottish Government inquiry that will look at ways to tackle the impact of rising funeral costs. New figures have found the average cost of a basic funeral has l...
Benefits to help people struggling with funeral costs and a new savings scheme to tackle funeral poverty have been announced by the Scottish Government. Equalities Minister Angela Constance set out a...
The Church of Scotland has won a top award for its work to prevent the deportation of two teenage asylum seeker brothers. The campaign for the Bakhsh family, which received support from across the co...
The Church of Scotland's annual gathering is getting under way, with a new Moderator to be installed at the start of proceedings. Rev Susan Brown, the minister of Dornoch Cathedral in the Highlands...
A senior Church of Scotland minister has said that the European Union (EU) is "not perfect" but has replaced "bombs with bureaucrats". The Rev Dr Richard Frazer, convener of the Church and Society ...
God would support a ban on smacking children, the Churchof Scotland has said. The Kirk has come out in support of a ban and will tell MSPs that Jesus would not have countenanced violence against chi...
After more than two centuries of Scottish outreach in Africa, the Church of Scotland has said the flow of missionaries now needs to be reversed. The message was made by the Moderator of the Church's ...
Church in Wales leaders meeting in Cardiff have been told efforts to spread the word of Jesus will be virtually pointless unless the Church is "fit for purpose" The plea was made in an Presidential A...
