Church

Church of Scotland to debate ordination of gay people
The Church of Scotland's annual General Assembly is set to debate the ordination of gay ministers today

Youth Work Summit: It's vital to develop a pastoral response to LGBT young people
Evangelical youth work event invites LGBT speakers to share their stories
How British Baptists have sort of allowed gay marriages, but still aren't all that keen on the idea
Are UK Baptist ministers now allowed to conduct gay weddings?

Church of Scotland General Assembly to debate independence
The annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is set to debate independence this afternoon, Tuesday 20 May.
Forget pets, fancy adopting a French priest?
The Catholic Church in France has initiated an unusual donation campaign; a parody video offering its finest priests up for 'adoption' â for a small fee, of course

26 Italian women in love with priests ask Pope Francis to reconsider celibacy
26 Italian women in love with priests at Pope Francis to reconsider celibacy

Pastor Reggie Weaver asks for forgiveness after admitting affair: "I have violated my ordination vows"
Greensboro pastor on paid leave after admitting affair.

Dear Francis, we're in love with priests, please let us marry them
26 women have signed a letter petitioning Pope Francis to change Church celibacy laws

Pope Francis: 'Jesus is not a superhero'
Pope Francis has given an impassioned address in which he declared that Jesus did not "fall from the sky like a superhero"

Gogglebox Vicar Kate Bottley: 'Christians are normal'
Rev Kate Bottley on how she wants to change the way Christians are perceived

'They died that we might live': York Minster remembers city's World War One fallen
The King's Book of York Heroes contains the names, biographies and photographs of over a thousand of the city's citizens who fell in the Great War

Ken Costa: the Church must be 'radical and real'
Former investment banker and Chairman of Alpha International Ken Costa gave a rousing talk at HTB Church in London on Sunday, in which he discussed the characteristics of a growing church.

Bishop and school children lay foundation stone for Durham's new £2m diocesan centre
The foundation stone has been laid for the Diocese of Durham's new £2m headquarters.

Bishop TD Jakes hits out at celebrity pastors
The leader of a 30,000 strong congregation reveals "hates" some of the trappings of a large church

"Zero tolerance" for homophobic bullying says ABC
Justin Welby to launch anti-homophobia bullying measures

Do we need more exorcists? Senior Catholics think so
According to senior Catholics, as parts of the world become more secular, more exorcists are needed to help people dabbling in the black arts. A large conference is being organised to train people in this practice