The next Archbishop of York will be Stephen Cottrell, the current Bishop of Chelmsford. There had been speculation that the second most senior job in the Church of England would go to a woman bisho...
'Church of England is continuing to pursue a progressive agenda which I think it will sincerely regret,' says former Queen's chaplain as he converts to Catholicism. Dr Gavin Ashenden, a ...
A church is being investigated over allegations that pastors were pressuring young people in the congregation to sell their own blood to raise funds. The Charity Commission said it has opened an inqui...
The Church of Scotland has given its reaction to the general election results after the SNP has made big gains across Scotland, with Nicola Sturgeon saying the The party won 48 seats after securing 45...
A light and sound show at Lichfield Cathedral will pay tribute to Notre-Dame Cathedral, which suffered extensive damage in a fire in April. Lichfield Cathedral said the famous Parisian landmark will b...
A stolen baby Jesus figure from a nativity scene at a Christmas market in Cardiff has been returned. Forming the centrepiece of the scene, once missing a blackboard temporarily replaced the model stat...
A charity is encouraging Christians not to get "carried away" over the festive season as new figures show Christmas spending is on the rise. UK households are expected to spend more than £500 on aver...
Mission projects across the Diocese of Oxford are set to get £3m worth of grants over three years. Sixty projects applied for the funding from the diocese's development fund which launched earlie...
An 84-year-old woman has died after being hit by a car outside a church in Devon. The woman was trapped underneath the car that was allegedly driven by her "life-long friend". She was pronounced dead ...
A crowd of canine carollers gathered at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin on Tuesday for the annual Peata Therapy Dog Carol Service. From St Bernards to tiny terriers - dogs of all breeds and sizes, t...
Chester Cathedral has displayed a Christmas tree made completely out of 2-litre plastic bottles. The cathedral enlisted the help of the local community to donate 500 bottles for the tree. Look at this...
Hundreds of people joined in Salisbury's lantern and lights procession starting at Salisbury Cathedral. The streets of Salisbury were illuminated at the eighth procession on Thursday as part of th...
Christian advocacy group CARE is calling on the new government to introduce "laws that protect the value of life and support the most vulnerable". Boris Johnson and the Conservatives secured a comfo...
A martial arts expert has been jailed for life with a minimum of 15 years for killing a former assistant to Mother Teresa following a pub row. Colin Payne, 61, was found guilty of murdering Mark Bloom...
A young boy is reported to have suffered serious burns during a Christmas event at a church in south London. The Metropolitan Police said officers were called by the London Ambulance Service to Our La...
Members of the Christian theatre company Wintershall travelled to Westminster on Friday to bring "peace and prayer" to UK politics following the General Election. Actors playing Mary and Joseph arrive...
The former Liberal Democrat candidate Robert Flello has confirmed he's suing the political party for religious discrimination. Flello, who was previously the Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent South u...
An 79-year-old man who climbs on to the roof of his house every year to put up a Christmas light display to raise money for his local church has said he will continue for as long as he can. Eric Marsh...
Nearly 1,200 wooden crosses representing people whose deaths were connected to drugs have been planted in a church garden. The Church of Scotland said the memorial at Springburn Parish Church in Glasg...
The General Medical Council (GMC) has ruled a doctor who was at risk of losing his job after praying for a patient has been cleared as fit to practice. Concerns were raised by the National Secular Soc...
