Anglican theological college Trinity College, Bristol has introduced a new annual scholarship scheme for a Black undergraduate or postgraduate after discovering its slave trade legacy. Following ...
Archaeologists have unearthed evidence that suggests Romans once worshipped on the site of Leicester Cathedral. The project – which started in October 2021 – has revealed a potential ...
Classic campfire songs that include references to God and religion will no longer be used by Girl Guides, the organisation has announced. According to new guidelines, leaders of Rainbows, Brownies, Gu...
One of the great symbols of Paris, the Notre Dame cathedral, is to reopen to visitors at the end of 2024 - less than six years after a fire ravaged the roof, according to French officials. The fi...
A new campaign has been launched to encourage more people to become religious studies (RS) teachers, following a drought in people willing to lead the subject. According to UCAS data, the number of pe...
One of Scotland's most prominent newspapers, The Herald, is facing investigation by the independent press regulator, IPSO, after photo-shopping an image of SNP leadership hopeful Kate Forbes MSP.&...
A priest says he was discriminated against as a result of his Christian beliefs whilst working in one of Britain’s most notorious prisons, when called upon during a game of charades. HMP Wa...
Fr Jacques Mourad, a Jesuit priest who was held captive by ISIS for five months in 2015, has been consecrated as the next Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Homs. Accompanied by dozens of other church lead...
Pope Francis on Sunday called on authorities to stop human traffickers operating in the Mediterranean, as he expressed his sorrow over last week's migrant boat disaster off Italy's Calabrian c...
A Scottish woman is overjoyed after receiving a life-changing organ donation from a fellow churchgoer and friend. Lois Denham, a member of the leadership team at Love Church in Paisley, has been battl...
Portugal's Catholic Church announced a handful of steps on Friday to tackle child sexual abuse within the Church - but it said suspected priests still in active roles would not be suspended unless...
Llandaff Cathedral has hosted a 24-hour playathon to launch the various events planned to celebrate the tenth-year-anniversary of its organ. With the ‘Celebrate 10’ events, the cathedral i...
The oil which will be used to anoint King Charles III in May has been officially declared sacred in a ceremony in Jerusalem. The service, which took place in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, was led ...
The Catholic Archbishop of Sydney has invited the boss of an Australian TV show to church after it allowed a guest to make an offensive joke about Jesus. In a letter to the channel, Archbishop A...
More than 150 members of the Presbyterian Church of Ireland have expressed dismay at the incoming moderator, Rev Dr Sam Mawhinney's comments opposing women in ministry. In an open letter addressed...
A new organisation that will give churches and dioceses practical advice on how to help their communities with all issues related to housing has been launched by the Church of England. Heade...
The vicar of one of the largest churches in the Church of England has "encouraged" the Archbishop of Canterbury and the House of Bishops to "submit and surrender to the teachings of the...
A vicar in Southend-on-Sea is defending the decision to host a drag queen performance for children as part of the town Winter Pride event. St Marks Church has received significant backlash online as a...
After fleeing Communist persecution three years ago, sixty-four members of China's Shenzhen Reformed Holy Church, also known as the Mayflower Church, remain in hiding in Thailand. They fear captur...
The Archdeacon of Manchester is urging people to pray for the bereaved families – and the security services – after the final report into the Manchester Arena bombing revealed MI5 failings...
