The number of pupils studying Religious Studies at A level has fallen for the first time since records were introduced in 2003. There were 23,856 entries recorded in 2017, a small decrease of 4 per c...
A nun "killed" a young boy at an orphanage, a child abuse inquiry has heard. A witness, who cannot be named, said he heard the boy being beaten and then never saw him again.He recently found out in a...
A British nun has been effectively banned from serving in the hospices she founded surrounding concerns over the risk to vulnerable people. Hailed globally as a pioneer of the hospice moment, Sister ...
A nun who has spent almost a decade heading up an anti-human trafficking network across Europe hopes her inclusion on the honours list will draw atten Sister Imelda Poole, president of Religious in...
A nun from Mother Theresa's Missionaries of Charity order has been released on bail after 15 months behind bars in India. Campaigners have been calling for Sister Concelia Baxla to be released d...
A young Irish nun killed in the earthquake in Ecuador has been hailed as an inspirational example of womanhood at her funeral. Hundreds of mourners gathered to pay their respects to Sister Clare Ther...
A nun in charge of a Catholic order has offered its "deepest and most sincere apologies" to anyone who may have been abused in its care at a controversial care Sister Ellen Flynn said "horrifying" a...
A nun has told an inquiry she may have lost her temper with children in her care but rejected suggestions she was "hard as nails". The woman, now in her mid-70s, denied being someone that youngsters ...
Colin MacAulay QC, counsel to the inquiry, later put to the witness various allegations made by former residents about her own conduct. They included claims from one witness that she had been slapped...
A nun has admitted to an inquiry that she beat and force-fed children at orphanages. The 77-year-old, who cannot be identified, apologised to those she "mistreated" at Nazareth House homes in Aberdee...
Nuns are among 12 people arrested over alleged historical abuse at Smyllum Park orphanage. Police Scotland said 11 women and one man, aged between 62 and 85, have been arrested as part of an investig...
The number of women entering convents in England and Wales has reached its highest level in 25 years according to the National Office for Vocation. It credits religious life being an attractive choic...
Two nuns have died after a road accident involving a police car in Northern Ireland. The crash, which involved two cars, happened on Belfast Road, Newry, just before 9.25am this morning.Three male o...
Two nuns who got into trouble whilst in the water off the County Kerry coast in Ireland have died. It's thought the two women were aged in their 60s and 70s.They were spotted having trouble at around...
Nuns who ran an orphanage where 400 children have been discovered in a secret mass grave have promised to honour the lives of the children. According to Herald Scotland, the Daughters of Charity of S...
A group of nuns who inspired the hit television show Call the Midwife have been forced to sell their convent because they can no longer afford the upkeep. The Community of St John the Divine were use...
Compassion, service and faith have long underpinned Bishop Sarah Mullally's career path - from serving in the NHS to becoming the most senior woman in the Churc The new Bishop of London, who is a tra...
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan, a Christian, made the announcement as part plans to that will see toddlers taught "fundamental British values". The new Education Secretary is warning nurseries they...
The teachers group has questioned how much schools should be expected to monitor pupils' online activities. It's after Sir John Cass Foundation and Redcoat Church of England Secondary School in Tower...
Lawyers for one of Revd Steve Chalke's Oasis Academy schools have gone to the High Court to stop one of its students from being deported. Lawyers for one of Revd Steve Chalke's Oasis Academy schools ...
