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The Bishop of Manchester has been offering help and support to revellers in Manchester's famous gay district. Rt Rev Dr David Walker joined the Street Angels around the Canal Street area on Friday ni...

The Bishop of Gloucester has expressed concern after every girl she spoke to at a school told her they didn't like how they looked. Rt Rev Rachel Treweek, the first female diocesan bishop, spoke to a...

Campaigners have vocalised their disapproval for young children wearing hijabs in schools after a survey by The Sunday Times found that a fifth of 800 primary s Church of England schools were also in...

A Catholic Bishop is calling on the UK government to compensate victims affected by the Windrush scandal. The Home Office came under fire in 2018 after members of the Windrush generation and their ch...

The Bishop of Lincoln is warning of the consequences of further cuts to Lincolnshire Police. Rt Rev Christopher Lowson was responding to comments by the county's chief constable who has said there wi...

The Church of England Diocese of Truro faces a £1million pound hole in next year's budget. The Bishop of St Germans has issued a warning about the areas finances after figures showed congregations i...

The Bishop of Portsmouth has written a letter to Catholics in Guernsey asking them to oppose plans to legalise assisted suicide. Rt Rev Philip Egan labelled the proposals "grim" while claiming that h...

An Anglican bishop has told Premier he's appalled at plans to spend over £2bn on planning for a no deal Brexit. Despite Boris Johnson claiming he doesn't want to leave the EU without a deal, Chancel...

Scotland's most senior bishop has told a child abuse inquiry that as an abbot he was aware of a monk being sent to Fort Augustus Abbey because of allegations ag At the inquiry in Edinburgh on Thursda...

null The supervision of all offenders in England and Wales is being brought under public management.The National Probation Service will take over low and medium-risk cases again after a part-privatis...

The government's pledge to become the first leading nation to achieve zero-net emissions by 2050, has been welcomed by the Church of England's lead bishop on th Theresa May's promise is one of her fi...

Kieran Conry, who has resigned as the Catholic Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, says he wants to continue serving in the Church. Speaking in his first interview since his resignation, he told The Sund...

A Catholic bishop in Ireland has apologised after warning that a cervical cancer vaccine could lead to promiscuity. Bishop of Waterford and Lismore Phonsie Cullinan last week hit out at eff...

The new Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham surprised customers by working at a till when he visited his local supermarket in Top Valley. Rt Revd Paul Williams scanned shopping and helped customers pa...

The Bishop of Gloucester's released a new video to mark International Women's Day, addressing self-esteem and the plight of female prisoners. Rt Rev Rachel Treweek, the Church of England's first fema...

Brazil's bishops are calling for "democratic coexistence" and "respect for others" as the country's president faces impeachment proceedings. Dilma Rousseff, who has been accused of manipulating offic...

A group of bishops are urging politicians to be "courageous" and vote against plans to replace Britain's nuclear weapons. MPs will vote on replacing the ageing submarines carrying the Trident nuclear...

There is an "orchestrated campaign" to get the Church of England to accept gay marriage, the conservative group Anglican Mainstream has told Premier. It's as a new letter calls on the bishops of the ...

A number of Church of England bishops have raised concern over the consequences of the BBC losing the right to make Songs of Praise. It was announced on Friday that the much loved church based show w...

A group of bishops are warning the BBC that it risks aiding religious extremism by cutting spending on religious programming. They are speaking as the broadcaster prepares to make significant cuts to...