Church

All dioceses say \'yes\' to women bishops
All dioceses say 'yes' to women bishops

All dioceses in the Church of England have now voted in favour of draft legislation that will allow women to become bishops

CJ Mahaney on scandal: \'I have never conspired to protect a child predator\'
CJ Mahaney on scandal: 'I have never conspired to protect a child predator'

SGM and its leadership have been embroiled in controversy for some time following allegations of a child abuse cover up in its former flagship church, Covenant Life Church (CLC).

Tullian Tchividjian on CJ Mahaney and the Sovereign Grace Ministries sex abuse scandal: \'Of course he knew\'
Tullian Tchividjian on CJ Mahaney and the Sovereign Grace Ministries sex abuse scandal: 'Of course he knew'

Nathaniel Morales, now 56, was convicted on May 15 this year of sexually abusing three underage boys between 1983 and 1991 during his time as youth pastor at Covenant Life. Sovereign Grace is a coalition of 80 Reformed evangelical churches.

As Church of Scotland moves towards gay ordination, evangelical congregations told not to \'act hastily\'
As Church of Scotland moves towards gay ordination, evangelical congregations told not to 'act hastily'

The Church of Scotland's annual General Assembly yesterday voted to move towards the ordination of ministers in civil partnerships.

A church destroyed by fire rises from the ashes
A church destroyed by fire rises from the ashes

A church reduced to ashes by fire sixteen years ago has celebrated the completion of the final stage in its reconstruction

Church of Scotland to debate ordination of gay people
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
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
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' – 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 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: \
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
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: '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\'
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
'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