The former bishop of London has returned to the House of Lords after his appointment as a life peer. The Rt Rev Richard Chartres, who retired in March this year, will sit as an independent crossbench...
A retired head teacher, who was given an MBE by the Queen in 2012, is facing jail after being found guilty of gross indecency with a teenager 40 years ago. John Coatman, now 75, has been on trial at ...
A Methodist minister will become the next Lord Mayor of Bradford in north England. Cllr Geoff Reid, who represents Eccleshill ward at Bradford Council, is going to be the first Liberal Democrat in ei...
A retired priest accused of child sex abuse has denied he gave an alleged victim £10,000 to keep him quiet. Fr Paul Moore, from Ayrshire, Scotland, said the money to the altar boy was a "loan" and a...
A former priest who sexually abused three boys and a student priest has been jailed for nine years. Francis Paul Moore, 82, sexually assaulted one young boy at a primary school in North Ayrshire and ...
A Christian retired teacher believed messages written on mirrors in her home were from God, telling her to change her will and leave her home to her young lover Benjamin Field, 28, used a white marke...
A retired vicar who was the 'right hand man' of pervert bishop Peter Ball has been jailed for six and a half years for a series of sex attacks spanning 16 years Vickery House, 69, was found guilty of...
A retired vicar has denied molesting a string of men as young as 15 over two decades. Vickery House, 69, pleaded not guilty to eight counts of indecent assault when he appeared at the Old Bailey for ...
A retired vicar from Swinley is training to run a 10K race without any shoes. According to Wigan Today, 69-year-old Rev Roger Gibbard will ditch his running shoes in the name of helping asylum seeker...
A reverend is urging the government to change the law that obligates schools to provide an act of daily Christian worship to its pupils. Rev Steven Terry, Chair of the Accord Coalition for Inclusiv...
Rev Richard Coles, who was booted off Strictly Come Dancing this week, is said to be "gutted" that his church duties will stop him from participating in the pro According to the Northampton Chronicle...
Former Gogglebox star Rev Kate Bottley has revealed that she has been asked to pose for selfie photographs during funeral services. The 43-year-old, who still services as an associate minister since ...
Fears there might be no mourners at the funeral of an 85-year-old man in Cornwall triggered an appeal on Facebook. Rev Caspar Bush of St Euny's church in Redruth posted a message to the social media ...
The vicar who offered a complete church wedding for a total cost of just £1,000 has kept his promise. Rev Mike Smith from St John's in Hartford laid on the wedding, complete with organist, photograp...
Musician-turned vicar Rev Richard Coles has credited a mental health hospital in Northamptonshire with saving his life. The Church of England priest has praised the group therapy he received from St ...
Rev Richard Coles gave his 197,000 Twitter followers lots of laughs on Saturday when he shared that he was trapped in a bedroom and needed to use the toilet. The vicar of Finedon, Northamptonshire wa...
Rev Richard Coles admitted he "really can't dance" when he became the second celebrity to leave this year's Strictly Come Dancing contest. The Northamptonshire vicar and former popstar said he was so...
Rev Richard Coles has placed a £50 bet on Holby City actor Joe McFadden winning this year's Strictly Come Dancing crown. The Northamptonshire vicar and former popstar vicar had an early exit in this...
Rev Richard Coles has warned the Church of England is in danger of becoming nothing more than "a picturesque relic" if it doesn't change the way it interacts wi Speaking to the Shropshire Star, the N...
Broadcaster Reverend Richard Coles will guest star in a special episode of Holby City in the run-up to Christmas. The pop star-turned-vicar will play a vicar officiating a wedding ceremony between ...
