Churches and Christian charities in Scotland will be praised in the Scottish Parliament for giving almost £100m worth of time and resources to social action pr Drawing on research published by the C...
Faith leaders from across Scotland have called for action to "loosen the grip of poverty". A joint statement from Scottish faith communities, signed by representatives from Christian, Hindu, Jewish, ...
The Scottish government has begun amending its Named Person scheme despite significant opposition from Christians and a defeat over the legislation in the Supre Deputy First Minister John Swinney hel...
The Isle of Tiree has been without a minister at Tiree Parish Church for two years, but a member and a pastor nearby say it's worth joining them. Since the previous pastor left, the congregation of a...
Richard Leonard has condemned a Scottish Labour party official for making an anti-Catholic comment at the party's UK conference. Andy Kerr, chairman of Labour's ruling National Executive Committee, w...
A Scottish minister has apologised for any offence caused after a poster campaign aimed at those engaging in hate crime left some people of faith feeling target The Scottish Government's punchy 'Dear...
A Scottish clergyman is urging Christians concerned about poverty levels in the country to vote no at the referendum. One in five children live in poverty north of the border with the figure at one i...
A Scottish missionary who gave her life to protect Jewish schoolgirls during the Holocaust will have her life remembered through a new heritage centre. The story of Jane Haining's heroism, bravery an...
The Scottish Parliament held its first ever Mass on Wednesday. Archbishop Leo Cushley, Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh said it was a momentous occasion. "It is a great privilege to be official...
MSPs have congratulated an Edinburgh church as it reached its 80th anniversary this month. Edinburgh Pentlands MSP, Gordon Macdonald, tabled a motion praising leaders at St Nicholas Church in Sighthi...
A priest in Scotland has pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly £100,000 from parishioners. Fr Graeme Bell, 41, and from Our Lady Star of the Sea Church in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, admitted having a gambli...
A campaign group urging the government to stop attempts to extend Sunday trading hours has said Scottish shopworkers will lose up to £1,500 a year if the chang Keep Sunday Special's warning comes am...
The remains of 17th century Scottish prisoners of war will be reburied after skeletons were discovered during building work at Durham University. Extensive tests were carried out after they were foun...
One person's died in stormy weather - as winds of up to 100mph continue to batter parts of Britain. Parts of the UK are braced for the most serious tidal surge for more than 60 years this evening. Mo...
The head of Scouts says the movement may die out in some areas because it's too often seen as only for middle class Christians. Chief commissioner Wayne Bulpitt was speaking at the launch of a new in...
A group of Christian leaders from across the UK have come together to call on the international community to abandon nuclear weapons. The Church of Scotland and Church in Wales are joined by the Bapt...
A concrete sculpture resembling a Christian cross has been demolished in a Saudi Arabian city after complaints from residents. The state was removed on Friday in Buraydah (220 miles north west of the...
Sea chaplains hope a new virtual ship "surfing" the internet will highlight the conditions enduring by the world's seafarers. Named Boaty McBoatface - in a nod to a public vote for the naming of a ne...
The Church of England has been criticised by victims for potentially keeping 13th-century laws that allow child abuse revealed during confession to be kept secr The Archbishop of York had urged that ...
Sean Bean has said his role as a Catholic priest in an upcoming television drama series opened his eyes to the UK's religious communities. The English actor stars as Father Michael Kerrigan in the ne...
