Two Catholic Archbishops in Scotland have written to the country's First Minister saying they want to help refugees fleeing persecution by offering them homes. The Archbishop of Glasgow Philip Tartag...
CCTV is being installed in one of Inverness' oldest churches after a spate of thefts. St Mary's Roman Catholic says it has suffered a number of thefts over the past few months, the latest just last w...
A bill which allows same-sex weddings to take place in Scotland has been passed by MSPs in the Scottish Parliament. The Church of Scotland and the Scottish Catholic Church are being forced to to acce...
A ban on smacking in Scotland would mark an "open attack" on the authority of God, a church leader has warned Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) minister ...
A special Mass will be held in Glasgow to mark 400 years since the martyrdom of Scotland's only post-Reformation saint. Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor - the former Archbishop of Westminster - has be...
Scotland's former First Minister, Alex Salmond, has said he prefers "people of faith to people of no faith or people who have lost their faith". Mr Salmond, now the SNP Foreign Affairs spokesperson c...
There are hopes future generations will be able to continue to enjoy the last Central Hall in Scotland, thanks to £40,000 of new funding. The money for the Methodist Central Hall in Paisley, Renfrew...
A body representing Scotland's secondary school head teachers has opposed a secularist petition attempting to ban creationism from the classroom. Â It follows a decision by the Public Petitions Comm...
There is speculation the Scottish Episcopal Church will be punished during a meeting of Anglican leaders next week, in response to a decision to let clergy cond The Daily Telegraph quoted a source as...
Residential establishments run by three male religious orders will be examined by the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry in a phase of public hearings announced to be Institutions run by the Order of Bened...
Rt Rev Mark Strange has been named the new leader of the Scottish Episcopal Church. The Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness replaces Most Rev David Chillingworth who retired this year.Speaking about ...
The Scottish Catholic Church has confirmed it dealt with 15 abuse allegations during 2013, six of which were historical. Seven clergymen were accused along with 6 lay members of the Church. Its confi...
The Catholic Church in Scotland is concerned its stance on matters such as marriage and sexuality could lead members vulnerable to hate crime accusations. Responding to a government consultation on S...
Christian Aid, Tearfund and other groups are calling on the Scottish Government to step up efforts to tackle climate change. The coalition of international development organisations said the "devasta...
On Tuesday Holyrood's Public Petitions Committee will take evidence on a secularist petition attempting to ban the teaching that God created the world as a vali It's led a Scottish church leader to a...
A Scottish church is opening the doors to a new support centre to help those going through hard times. St John's Parish Church in Largs has launched The Living Room - a drop in space where people can...
Scotland is preparing to introduce legislation which would make it an offence to pay for sexual services. The Church of Scotland has joined other churches throughout the country to welcome Tuesday's ...
Scotland's education system is "in decline" and the country "desperately needs more Christian schools", the Moderator of the Free Church of Scotland has said. Revd David Robertson accepted schools no...
The Scottish Episcopal Church has voted in favour of allowing same-sex couples to be allowed to marry in church. The result means the denomination is the first Anglican Church in the UK to allow ga...
The Scottish Episcopal Church has elected its first female Bishop. The Church's Episcopal Synod chose Rev Canon Anne Dyer as the new Bishop of Aberdeen & Or Canon Dyer said she was "delighted to be e...
