Bosses at two English cathedrals are defending their commitment to staff welfare after it emerged they have been advertising vacancies which include zero-hour c The practise of hiring workers on the ...
Donation boxes accepting money via contactless bank cards are to be trialed at a dozen Church of England cathedrals in an attempt to boost giving. Bristol, Guildford (pictured below), Liverpool, St P...
A former scout leader at a Catholic home for boys in Bedfordshire branded the "orphanage from hell" has been jailed for three and a half years for historic abus Victims wept inside the Old Bailey whe...
The ruling was made after a complaint from the National Secular Society which claimed St Margaret's in Scotland was discriminating against gay couples. A Catholic adoption agency's been told it could...
A project in Glasgow worth £17 million is bringing Jewish & Catholic school children under one roof. St Clare's Catholic primary school and Calderwood Lodge Jewish primary school will share the same...
A practising Catholic has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of Stonewall. Ruth Hunt has temporarily been in the position at the gay rights group for six months but has now been given the perm...
The Catholic Bishop of Shrewsbury has launched an attack on proposals to legalise assisted dying, claiming it will lead to a "culture of suicide and eventually The Right Reverend Mark Davies gave hi...
A Catholic bishop in Ireland has appeared to compare homosexuality to Down's syndrome, while discussing the country's upcoming referendum on gay marriage. The Bishop of Elphin, Kevin Doran also claim...
The Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor Noel Treanor is meeting Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson, to discuss a change in the law which would allo It comes after the Christian bakery As...
A Catholic bishop in Northern Ireland has resigned following claims he celebrated Mass alongside a priest he knew was a paedophile. Dr John McAreavey was Bishop of Dromore. Diocesan secretary Fr Ger...
Bishop John McAreavey says resigning wasn't easy. It's after claims he celebrated mass with a Priest he knew was a a paedophile. Bishop John wrote: "Today I am writing my letter of resignation as B...
With just days to go before Scotland votes on independence, a Catholic bishop in England says he is hoping for a happy outcome. Bishop Kieran Conry has told Premier that the referendum will affect ...
Philip Egan, Bishop of Portsmouth has said Catholic churches should follow the example of Church of England churches when it comes to opening hours. Bishop Phillip complained on Twitter that when h...
Catholic bishops in England and Wales have said they believe in the distinction between male and female but wish to have mercy on transgender people. The clergy discussed the issue of gender at their...
Catholic bishops in England and Wales have set out guidance for voters ahead of the 2017 General Election, while acknowledging an individual's choice of party i In a letter to be shared among churche...
Catholic bishops in England, Wales and Scotland have warned that respect for doctors and nurses who oppose abortion is waning. The most senior Catholic in England and Wales, Cardinal Vincent Nichols ...
A former Catholic cemetery official has admitted fraudulently miss-selling burial plots, leaving his archdiocese thousands of pounds out of pocket. Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard how William Henderson...
Two Catholic charities are legally challenging for the head of a Scottish child abuse inquiry to be changed, because she could be biased against them. The Congregation of the Poor Sisters of Nazareth...
Caritas Social Action Network will monitor the effects of the welfare reforms on the most vulnerable in society. The social arm of the Catholic Church is going to be collecting statistics and real-li...
A Catholic charity has accused George Osborne of delivering a budget that will fail to "stop the squeeze" on the poorest in society. Caritas Social Action Network has suggested proposals to further c...
