Rt Rev Peter Hancock, Bishop of Bath and Wells, has been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia. The disease is an aggressive cancer of the myeloid cells and requires immediate treatment The dio...
A study guide to help students and church members know what Anglicans believe has been published. The guide 'What Do Anglicans Believe?' is an introduction to doctrine and understanding ...
Hundreds of churches a year are applying to remove their pews, but it is causing dispute among parishes. According to The Times, nearly 250 churches a year are applying for pews to be removed. However...
A Church of England vicar has tapped in to her Chinese cultural heritage and is using chopsticks to give bread to parishioners during Holy Communion. The Rev Eileen Harrop took an unusual ap...
A man who died in the grounds of a church was fatally kicked in the head, police have said. Detectives investigating the murder of Steven McMyler, from Wigan, released new CCTV images of four men they...
It's understood the Queen will not attend church in Scotland on Sunday in order to stop well-wishers gathering. The head of state, who travelled to Balmoral with the Duke of Edinburgh on Tues...
Four people have been arrested after the death of a man in church grounds in Wigan. Police were called by the ambulance service to reports of concerns for a man in the gardens of Wigan Parish Church s...
Villagers are outraged after their local parish church took the decision to sell off their Victorian-era pews so that obese couples wouldn't struggle to fit down the narrow aisle on their wed...
The Methodist Church of Great Britain has urged HSBC to reconsider its support of new security laws introduced by the Chinese Government in Hong Kong. The letter, signed by both the Director of Financ...
A church in Lancing has been given enough money to replenish their lost earnings from Covid-19. Many churches have reported a loss of income since the lockdown because giving is down or their in...
As Aberdeen returns to lockdown a minister is encouraging the city to "unite in prayer". As of Thursday, 54 people who have tested positive gave the details of 191 people they have been in c...
A Christian charity is rushing an emergency food package worth £226,000 out to Beirut in the wake of the huge explosion. The Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) grant will target poor families worst...
A priest who criticised his congregation for refusing to come to mass due to concerns about contracting Covid-19 has himself been diagnosed with the virus. Monsignor Charles Pope of Holy Co...
Ministers leading a service and couples getting married are likely to be exempt from the new rules about face coverings which will come in on Saturday in places of worship. The Church of England...
Christians from Beirut have been telling Premier how the huge explosion has affected their ministry. One church pastor who works at the 'Life Center' in Beirut - which runs children...
The Church Commissioners for England have announced the Church of England's new Head of Responsible Investment as Bess Joffe. Joffe, who will report to Chief Investment Officer, Tom Joy,...
The new Archbishop of York, Stephen Cotterell is among the names of high-ranking clergy calling on the UK government to stop developing nuclear weapons. In a statement co-ordinated by the Christ...
The Church Comissioners say they 'do not recognise' data by the Friends of the Earth that suggests they have the lowest ranking percentage of woodland cover in a list of big institutions. ...
A date has finally been set for the Rev Canon Sophie Jelley to be consecrated as the new Bishop of Doncaster. It will also be the new Archbishop of York's first consecration at York Min...
A historic church right next door to a primary school has been raided, with 400 cannabis plants found growing inside. The United Reformed Church in the village of Armitage in Staffordshire is a ...
