A vicar's facing a bishops' tribunal after the Diocese of Winchester completed a two year investigation into financial irregularities. The Church claims Andrew Hawthorne unlawfully kept more than £5...
A Gateshead vicar has failed to make it through to the second round of talent show The Voice. Revd John Barron failed to impress any of the four judges on the BBC programme with his take on This Is T...
A vicar in Wrexham's found a 400-year-old Bible while he was clearing a cupboard at church. Revd James Bray of St Giles found the First Edition King James Bible, which is thought to be worth thousand...
Brides arriving more than ten minutes late to their weddings at a church in Kent face being fined £100 if they fail to provide a good reason for the delay. The vicar of Holy Cross Church in Bearstea...
A vicar has sparked a row with parishioners over plans to install toilets into the church. The proposed unisex toilets could become part of a refurbishment of St Mary the Virgin in Wotton-under-Edge,...
A vicar has been found dead in woodland near his home in West Sussex. Revd Christopher Loveless, from Warnham, was discovered by Sussex Police as they responded to concerns about his welfare on Frida...
A vicar from Lancashire has been named "secularist of the year" in recognition of his opposition to sexual abuse within the Church of England. Rev Graham Sawyer from Briercliffe near Burnley was name...
A Vicar accused of groping a sleeping passenger on a flight has been found guilty. Rev Peter McConnell, 64, sexually assaulted a man under a blanket as he slept on a plane from Philadephia to Heathro...
A vicar from Essex who admitted keeping indecent images of youngsters on his computer has been given a 36-month community order. Peter Low previously admitted three counts of possessing indecent imag...
A vicar in Staffordshire has handed in four starting pistols to police as part of a nationwide firearms surrender. The Metropolitan Police have been appealing for people across England and Wales to g...
A London vicar conducted hundreds of sham weddings so foreign nationals could stay in the UK, a court heard today. Revd Nathan Ntege, 55, is accused of marrying almost 500 bogus couples at St Jude's ...
A vicar from Mildenhall has been criticised for installing lighting in a church without permission from the local authorities. Revd Sue Leathley, a pastor in Mildenhall, has been criticised for ins...
A vicar in the centre of Blackpool says poverty will only be changed with dedicated prayer. The government released statistics on Thursday that showed that neighbourhoods in Blackpool account for eig...
A London church has installed a knife disposal bin at its entrance to try and discourage people from using knives. St John the Evangelist church in Brixton has installed a special bin with the slog...
A London vicar has apologised for any offence caused by hosting an interfaith event which was described by some as a Muslim service. The Inclusive Mosque Initiative at St John's in Waterloo received ...
A vicar who sexually abused a boy 30 years ago while serving as a headteacher in West Yorkshire has been sent to prison for three years. David Fletcher from Wetwang in East Yorkshire repeatedly assau...
A minute's silence has been held in Shoreham in West Sussex to mark the exact moment when a vintage jet crashed onto a bust road a year ago killing eleven men. Dozens gathered at the Tollbridge for t...
A vicar who claimed he was the victim of a 4 year hate campaign in Worcestershire has lost a Court of Appeal battle over the right to bring an action for unfair The Revd Mark Sharpe claimed he was dr...
A vicar who wanted his own church bells to stop chiming so he can sleep has lost his appeal. Rev David Parry said the bells of St Mary and All Saints' Church in Conwy were disturbing his sleep as the...
For the first time ever a serving rector is to be installed as the High Sheriff for Cumbria at a special ceremony on Wednesday. Richard Lee, aged 64, will serve in post for 2016/17 and takes over fro...
