The Church of England has apologised over its response to abuse allegations made by the Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries. Ms Dorries said in 2015 that she had been abused by an Anglican vicar, w...
A group of Christian climate protesters interrupted proceedings at the Church of England’s General Synod in York on Friday, urging the Church to end its financial backing of the fossil fuel indu...
Archbishop of Canterbury hosts Orthodox Church of Ukraine leaders at Lambeth Palace The Archbishop of Canterbury has welcomed the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, His Beatitude Metropo...
The Dean of Southwark has announced he will retire from his position. Almost 40 years after he was ordained as Deacon, Very Rev Andrew Nunn has said he intends to retire on the anniversary of his acce...
Pope Francis has acknowledged that there is resistance by some national Catholic Churches on implementing measures to protect children from sexual abuse by clergy but said that there is no turning bac...
Pope Francis said he wants to give women more top-level positions in the Holy See and disclosed that for the first time he would name women to a previously all-male Vatican committee that helps him se...
Justin Welby has appointed a Church of England priest to take over as his chief of staff. Rev Ijeoma Ajibade who has worked in the Diocese of London and the Diocese of Southwark will take ov...
In a bid to lessen the effects of climate change, 35 faith institutions have announced their divestment from fossil fuels, 19 of which are from the UK. The institutions dropping the investment of foss...
US megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar has publically denounced all the teachings he’s done on the topic of tithing. Dollar, who leads World Changers International Ministries in College Park, Georgi...
A Nigerian Catholic priest was abducted from his rectory in the town of Zambina in the northern state of Kaduna in the early hours of Monday, the local Catholic diocese said on Monday. It said pa...
A church forced to close after being robbed by thieves has launched a fundraiser in a bid to reopen their doors. St Helen's Church in Plungar, Leicestershire, was targeted by thieves in Febr...
Pope Francis has dismissed reports that he plans to resign in the near future, saying he is on track to visit Canada this month and hopes to be able to go to Moscow and Kyiv as soon as possible after ...
Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland have apologised to Christians in South Sudan, saying their “disappointed” the...
A former Catholic priest has been awarded almost half a million pounds after being sexually abused by a senior cleric as a teenager. The abuse took place at a residential school in Scotland during the...
A Christian school in Oxfordshire has become embroiled in a row after displaying rainbow LGBT flags on a lectern. Kingham Hill School in Chipping Norton received a complaint from a parent accusi...
More than 500 delegates from around the world are set to attend a major conference on the Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) in London next week. It's the first International Ministerial ...
Pope Francis implicitly accused Russia on Thursday of "armed conquest, expansionism and imperialism" in Ukraine, calling the conflict a "cruel and senseless war of aggression". The...
The local council in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Thursday became the first to ban a branch of the Orthodox Church that was until last month directly affiliated with Moscow. According to...
A leading bishop in Nigeria has said the killing of two priests last weekend has traumatised the church community. Speaking to Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Archbishop Matthe...
Police in North Yorkshire are appealing for witnesses after a supposed arson attack on a church. The cross was left scorched and burned after being set on fire by the vandals. The incident occur...
