Salvation Army receives campaigning prize

MPs and Peers have named The Salvation Army the Best Social, Welfare or Religious Charity for the second consecutive year. The honour was presented at the ComRes 2009 Charity Awards, run by polling and research...

Head of Serbian Orthodox Church dies at 95

The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church died peacefully on Sunday after receiving the Sacrament, according to an announcement by the five-million-member Church. Patriarch Pavle, 95, was the oldest living leader of an...

Pastor exhorts church to look beyond material to eternal

Jonathan Oloyede has exhorted Christians not to be distracted by money or fame but to seek eternal treasures in Heaven. “Heaven is real, Hell is real and it’s all going to be over very soon,” said the pastor...

Hereford Diocese encourages churches to open up to community

More than 200 people from all over the country will be arriving in Hereford later this month for a conference encouraging churches to make their buildings more widely available to the community. Delegates from local...

New initiative launched to help support ex-offenders

Catholic parishes across England and Wales are to mark Prisoners’ Sunday on 15 November. This year’s theme is ‘Hold Fast to Hope’, and focuses on a new initiative being launched on Prisoners’ Sunday called...

Church encourages psalm singing with second publication

This time last year, a new publication produced by the Church of Ireland designed to encourage more psalm singing in churches was launched and has since been well received. The publication contained simple musical...