A homeless man who damaged the car of a priest with a paving slab has been jailed. The court heard the man stole two bottles of wine from a supermarket and damaged the car.Neil Masters, of no fixed a...
The existence of homelessness in the UK is an "obscenity" which must be tackled, the new head of the Church of Scotland, the Rev Dr Russell Barr has said. The incoming Moderator of the General Assemb...
Tackling homelessness early could save the tax payer up to £18,000 per person living on the streets, according to a new report. The Crisis No One Turned Away campaign says the longer a person is h...
A church in Cardiff has been saved from closure after a deal was struck to build new affordable homes in its aisles and nave. A housing association will fund a renovation of St Paul's Church in Grang...
The Catholic Church in England and Wales is outlining its expectations for priests preparing homilies at Mass. Archbishop Arthur Roche, the former Bishop of Leeds has used previous comments by Pope F...
Ukip has distanced itself from a leaflet, described as homophobic, which has been produced by the party's official Christian group which described Manchester's The 'Christian Soldiers of Ukip' publi...
A piano tuner who discovered gold coins worth up to £350,000 hidden in a donated school piano will get to keep half after a coroner's court declared the coins Martin Backhouse, 61, discovered 913 g...
Politicians should recognise that telling the truth and not making "vindictive or abusive comments or unattainable promises" is essential, senior Catholic pries The Catholic Bishops of England and Wa...
Flowing honey - used as imagery in the Bible to capture the Promised Land's abundance and blessing - seems to have had the opposite effect on a church in Oxford Experts were called to St Nicholas in ...
A retired minister has been honoured in recognition of her efforts to ensure women could be ordained as ministers in the Church of Scotland. Rev Dr Margaret Rae McDonald Forrester (pictured above, le...
A nativity scene featuring Henry Hoover vacuum cleaners has proven popular with locals, especially children. Kris Sale made the display in his appliance shop in Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex.Three Henrys...
A hospital chaplain in the Midlands has urged the Health Secretary to stop threatening doctors during negotiations over weekend working. Revd Dr David Southall, the Chaplaincy Team leader for Worcest...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has used his New Year message to call on the country to "welcome the alien and stranger, the poor and weak". Most Revd Justin Welby's been visiting Marsh Academy School i...
A group of homeless people have accused the Speaker's chaplain Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin of driving them from their spot, following a complaint she registered abou Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin, whose job...
null Debate is continuing in the House of Lords over a bill which would allow terminally ill people to choose to end their lives.A record number of peers are due to speak on the second reading of the...
History has been made in Parliament with prayers being led in the House of Lords on Monday afternoon by a female bishop for the first time. The Bishop of Gloucester Rt Revd Rachel Treweek - who also ...
The boss of the company Persimmon has said he'll hand over a slice of his £100 million bonus to charity. Jeff Fairburn said he always intended to give a "substantial amount" of his triple-digit awar...
The way of life of a community of nuns is under threat from proposals to build a housing estate next to their secluded ancient home, campaigners have claimed. Developer Bellway is seeking planning pe...
A community of nuns is celebrating after a planning inspector refused proposals to build dozens of houses next to their medieval home. Developer Bellway had sought planning permission for up to 65 ho...
The Church of England has been criticised after the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, slammed Amazon at the recent TUC Congress in Manchester, despite the Here is a closer look at the Church's ...
