South London church appeals to council to withdraw noise order

A south London church ordered to worship quietly is calling on the local council to withdraw a noise abatement notice it claims is "unlawful" and has been "wrongfully" issued. All Nations Centre is being supported...

Pastor fears church will lose members after noise complaints

Lambeth Council handed All Nations Church in Kennington a noise abatement notice after receiving complaints from local residents about the level of noise coming from the church. The restriction was issued without...

Church of England ready to fight for its presence in the House of Lords

The Church of England has fought back against suggestions that it would give up its seats in the House of Lords without a fight, reports have said. A spokesman for the Church has told politics.co.uk that such a move...

Archbishop warns against prayer opt-out in schools

The Archbishop of Wales has warned that allowing 16-year-olds to opt out of prayer in assembly could lead to the marginalisation of religion in schools. Writing in the Times Educational Supplement, Dr Barry Morgan...

Lord Falconer backs disestablishment of CoE

The issue of disestablishing the Church of England is “in the air”, says Lord Falconer of Thoroton, the former Lord Chancellor. He has proposed making the Archbishop of Canterbury the Supreme Governor of the...

Future monarch may be allowed to marry Catholic

Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Buckingham Palace have been engaged in discussions over abolishing the Act of Settlement and ending the ban on a monarch marrying a Catholic. The discussions also considered changing...