The University of Kent has labelled the ban on same sex partners attending the global meeting of Anglican bishops as "contrary to its values". The Lambeth Conference will take place at the Canterbury...
The University of Cambridge has chosen to keep nearly six billion pounds of fossil fuel investments despite calls from a former Archbishop of Canterbury to sell Lord Williams urged the University las...
Sister Wendy Beckett, who found surprise fame as a TV art programme presenter during the 1990s, has died at the age of 88. The Roman Catholic nun passed away on Boxing Day at a care home close to the...
Burying people in unmarked common graves because they cannot afford their own funeral is a "scandal", the Church of Scotland has claimed. The church said it was "shocking" people are being buried amo...
A rare copy of the first English version of the New Testament to be translated directly from Hebrew and Greek has been purchased in London by a private collecto Experts at Chiswick Auctions said it w...
An Anglican priest has called the high-street clothing retailer Topshop "dangerous" and "irresponsible" for using mannequins that show unrealistic body shapes. Revd Joanna Jepson, an Anglican priest ...
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman was stabbed outside a church. The victim, believed to be in her 30s, remains in a critical condition in hospital after suffering...
The United Reformed Church won't be hosting gay weddings just yet. General Secretary Revd John Proctor suggested there was a 'clear majority' in favour of opting into the new laws but said the Church...
The National Union of Teachers has called for an urgent inquiry after all of the teaching staff in a school resigned at the end of the school term. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School in Bris...
Half of adults are afraid to report child neglect in the UK because they don't know where to go, according to a Christian based charity. Action for Children has said more than a third of adults are a...
Foodbanks across the country are asking people to keep donating so children can go back to school well-fed next week. Although many children may be dreading the end of the school holidays and enjoy...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have added a fresh transatlantic twist to their wedding by inviting a senior US bishop to speak at next week's service. The Most Rev Bishop Michael Curry, the 27th pres...
American bishop Most Rev Michael Curry gave a dramatic address during the Royal wedding that prompted mixed reactions from viewers on social media. At the service in St George's Chapel, the bishop op...
Nearly 100 politicians in the United States have called upon Turkey to release a pastor they claim has been "unjustly detained". Some 78 members of the United States Congress urged President Recep Ta...
Pro-Israel pastor John Hagee has announced he's postponed his two UK conferences in the aftermath of the London and Manchester terror attacks. The Night to Honour Israel and the John Hagee Ministri...
Revd Jesse Jackson has called for  tighter gun laws in the US, in the wake of the Charleston church shooting of nine black worshippers in South Carolina in Revd Jesse Jackson has called for tighter ...
US Vice President Mike Pence has offered prayers for terminally-ill baby Charlie Gard. On an American radio programme he said "we hope and pray little Charlie Gard gets every chance" and he also expr...
It's emerged that sensitive files containing security details, which included the Queen's route to Heathrow airport were left lying in the street. An investigation has been launched at the airport af...
Britain's foreign aid budget must be harnessed to help the UK win international favour after Brexit, the International Development Secretary has claimed. Priti Patel said the total aid budget of £12...
Those who are angry in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire should harness that energy to work towards justice and reconciliation, the Archbishop of York has sai Echoing the words of Nelson Mandela fo...
