The current Dean of Liverpool Cathedral, Very Revd Dr Pete Wilcox will become the next Bishop of Sheffield, Downing Street has said. The announcement comes after the selection of a previous candidate...
Revd Canon Martin Seeley has been named the new Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich in Suffolk. The 60 year old will move from his current position as Principal of Westcott House, a theological trai...
The Archdeacon of Wiltshire Ruth Worsley has been named the new Bishop of Taunton. The 53-year-old is leaving the role after two years of service and will be installed as bishop towards the end of th...
The Bishop of Carlisle has been named the new Clerk of the Closet meaning he'll oversee the work done by the Queen's Chaplains. Rt Revd James Newcome was appointed following an audience with Her Maje...
The new Bishop of Llandaff has urged her diocese to move on after a selection process which led to the Church of Wales being accused of homophobia. The Rt Rev June Osborne (pictured above, right) was...
A new book has claimed Margaret Thatcher found her cause in a "strict kind" of Christianity, and had "too much" faith in the goodness of humanity. 'God and Mrs Thatcher' by historian Dr Eliza Filby s...
The Catholic Church in England and Wales has said it's starting a "scripture revolution" as a new survey of 2,000 Catholics revealed only 34 per cent say the Bi The 'Bible and You' survey also found ...
New funding looks set to help congregations at 100 churches across the country where bats have been causing problems, such as disturbing outreach activities and Heritage, wildlife and church organisa...
New funding from the government to tackle hate crimes targeting Christians has been unveiled ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day. National Churchwatch says it is receiving a £25,000 share of money unvei...
The newly appointed Catholic Archbishop of Southwark was installed at St George's Cathedral on Thursday, on the Feast of the great Apostle St James - a day to c The Most Rev John Wilson was appointed...
The incoming CEO of the Evangelical Alliance (EA) Gavin Calver has said he wants the organisation to be "braver" and "kinder". Speaking to Premier on day three of his tenure, Mr Calver said: "I'd lik...
Professor Alexis Jay has been appointed the new chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, which will look into the way the Church has handled ab Home Secretary Amber Rudd has announce...
A decision on who should lead an investigation into child sexual abuse has been met with approval by the Church of England (CofE). Leaders are pledging to work with Professor Alexis Jay and the Indep...
Students identifying as homosexual or transgender are being invited to new chapel services being staged at Cambridge University. Three colleges - King's, Trinity and St John's - are now offering the ...
Rev Canon Tricia Hillas has been appointed to replace Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin. The chaplain to the speaker of the House of Commons provides pastoral care for MPs and staff at Westminster and the role ...
A new film chronicling the life of Christian and Olympic gold medal winner Eric Liddell has been announced. Christian actor Joseph Fiennes will play the star, who famously refused to run the 100m das...
A new charity has been launched to help churches respond to crises in their communities. Hope Community was founded by pastor Jonny Gios and will advise churches across the North West of England.Gios...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has appointed a new Chief of Staff and Strategy. Canon David Porter will take up his new role at Lambeth Palace in May this year.He will take over from Kay Brock, who ret...
With Christmas just around the corner, Christian charity Nicodemus is raising awareness of almost 130,000 children who will wake up homeless this Christmas. The organisation said child homelessness t...
A Christian charity has called for UK banks to stop investing in fossil fuels because it contributes to devastating effects of climate change. Christian Aid has taken a stand after a new ComRes poll ...
