Church

The Nativity explained: The Wise Men
Who were the Wise Men who visited Jesus? Where did they come from? And were there three?

The Nativity explained: The star
The features of the Nativity story are all pretty familiar, but what is their significance and how much do we really know about them? This article considers the star that guided the Magi to the birthplace of Jesus.

Irn-Bru Jesus
Scotland's "other national drink", Irn Bru, has been enlisted by a Glasgow church for its novel advent calendar.

Pope Francis and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation meet
Pope Francis and OIC in landmark first meeting

Christmas is about change, not escaping reality - Sentamu
The Archbishop of York says Christmas is about being ready to listen and change

Trust in clergy hits record lows
Trust in clergy is at its lowest levels among Americans, a new survey has found.

(Photos) Prince of Wales visits Ewenny Priory Church
The Prince of Wales was in the Vale of Glamorgan on Friday to visit the historic Ewenny Priory Church, its first royal visitor in 600 years

Archbishop: 'Don't wait until you are older to find out about Jesus'
Justin Welby's advice to his 14 year old self

St Hugh's Church: A place of brightness and light in Bermondsey
The new St Hugh's Church building in Bermondsey was full to overflowing as the Bishop of Southwark, the Right Reverend Christopher Chessun, led the congregation in thanksgiving and dedicated the building to the glory of God.

Pope Francis is Time's Person of the Year
After just nine months into his pontificate, Pope Francis has made such an impression that he has just been named Time magazine's Person of the Year.

Half a million pounds granted for Cathedral improvements
Thirteen cathedrals across the UK have been awarded grants totalling almost £500,000 towards the cost of repairs and enhancements to their buildings.

Historic Welsh church to get first royal visitor in 600 years
Ewenny Priory Church will be welcoming the Prince of Wales through its doors this Friday.

Peter Hancock to be next Bishop of Bath and Wells
The current Bishop of Basingstoke will be enthroned at Wells Cathedral in 2014

(Photo) Female observers join House of Bishops meeting
Eight women were today welcomed as participant observers at the meetings of the House of Bishops of the Church of England.

Stonewall and the Church of England: A match made in heaven?
Christians can oppose bullying of gay students very well by teaching the example of Jesus when he encountered the adulterous woman.

Head bang merrily on high
'A Very Heavy Christmas' returned for the third year in a row at Grimsby Minster, North East Lincolnshire.