Church
Warring Pittsburgh Anglicans come to terms in battle over church property
The US-based Episcopal Church's diocese of Pittsburgh and the breakaway Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh have announced a 'comprehensive agreement' over the future of 9 parishes which seceded from the diocese in October 2008, the Anglican Communion News Service (ACNS) reported.
Scottish Episcopal Church consecrates controversial first female bishop
The Scottish Episcopal Church will today consecrate its first female Bishop, the Rev Canon Anne Dyer.
James Hudson Taylor: 9 quotes from China's pioneering pastor
On this day in 1854, the famed evangelist James Hudson Taylor entered China as a missionary. Taylor was only 22, but here he began a work that in the following decades would transform the church in China.
Justin Welby's 'Reimagining Britain': A political book from a political Archbishop of Canterbury
This is a highly political book from a highly political archbishop of Canterbury.
Campaigners want answers over death of Chinese Christian lawyer
Dr Li Baiguang, 49, died on Monday at a government military hospital in Nanjing after checking in for a stomach complaint. The hospital said he bled to death because of a liver condition.
The joys of leading an unglamorous church
Whenever a church in a funky or wealth location advertises for a new vicar they are inundated with applications from those who just happen to be called to be a vicar there.
Eight weird things Christians do during worship
So often we struggle to answer that repeated rallying cry to take the seemingly natural step of inviting other people to come and visit our faith community. Why?
'Guitar hero for bellringers': Virtual bells at Victorian church will ring the changes
Electronic sensors will allow trainee bellringers at a Victorian church in Cumbria, northern England, to practise their art without disturbing local residents.
How the launch of Christianity Explored is bringing fresh hope to Albania's Christians
Many Christians working in Albania believe that a significant window for evangelism is now open.
Justin Welby's stark assessment of Britain: Austerity 'crushing the weak'
The Archbishop of Canterbury has given a stark assessment of Britain's current state warning that austerity is 'crushing the weak' with a 'schism' created by Brexit that the most vulnerable are falling into.
Game of Thrones High Septon actor finds lost document in Vatican archives
A Game of Thrones actor has found a document in the Vatican archives that sheds light on a painful episode in the life of one of the Catholic Churches most controversial thinkers.
Cult weddings in Church of England buildings could become a reality, bishop warns
Lightsabers and Death Stars are not typical companions to confetti and warm prosecco as the bride walks down the aisle on a summer's afternoon.
Catholic weddings could take place in Church of England buildings
Catholic weddings could take place in Church of England buildings in what would be a radical change to marriage law in the UK.
Billy Graham, Harringay, 1954: Memories of a crusade counsellor
More than 60 years ago a fiery young American evangelist hit the British religious scene like a bombshell.
UK ban on South Sudan pastors overturned, Church welcomes U-turn
The UK's decision to ban two Christian South Sudanese ministers from the country has been dubbed 'ludicrous' by a Scottish MP. Backed by the Church of Scotland, North East Fife MP Stephen Gethins urged Home Secretary Amber Rudd to overturn the ruling.
The Billy Graham backlash: Why speak ill of the dead?
There's that ancient word to the wise that our present generation might do well to heed: 'do not speak ill of the dead'. In the polarised age of furious Twitterstorms and instant hot-takes, we might do well not to speak too soon either.