Church
Scottish churches welcome £1m fund for historic buildings
Church leaders in Scotland have welcomed news that a £1 million fund is to be made available to cover the cost of repairs to listed buildings in Scotland.
Brechin Cathedral handed over to community trust
Not everyone is convinced this is a win.
Silent disco a 'desecration' of Canterbury Cathedral
Christian commentators have reacted with dismay at a silent disco of ‘80s music held in Canterbury Cathedral on 15 August.
Are churches missing out in the bitcoin boom?
Earlier this summer, a church on England’s south coast made headlines, when it declared it was going to accept bitcoin as donations.
Project Spire 'risks politicising and disunifying the church'
Is the debate over slavery reparations putting off potential members of the Church of England?
Portsmouth Cathedral secures funding for urgent belfry conservation work
Portsmouth Cathedral has reached its fundraising goal to restore its historic belfry, paving the way for conservation work to begin next month.
Church of England's reparations plan is 'unpopular, ill-judged and highly political'
The transatlantic slave trade was a complex industry with its own supply chains involving both European and African rulers and traders.
Peterborough Cathedral welcomes more families with LEGO exhibition
Peterborough Cathedral has welcomed a major LEGO exhibition this summer as Anglican cathedrals across England continue expanding their cultural and family programmes alongside their traditional role as places of worship.
Vatican urges international community to make homelessness a priority
The Holy See has urged governments around the world to place homelessness at the heart of housing and urban policy, warning that access to a safe home is fundamental to human dignity rather than simply an economic issue.
£650,000 appeal launched to save two crumbling churches
A generous donor has agreed to match every donation up to a value of half a million pounds.
Over 1,500 queue up for prayer and worship in London despite heatwave
Long queues forming outside the East London venue despite temperatures climbing above 30°C.
Gloucester Cathedral awarded £250m to restore world's oldest fan-vaulted cloisters
Gloucester Cathedral is believed to have been the first to adopt "fan vaulting".
Christians celebrate St Francis of Assisi’s legacy of peace 800 years on with pilgrimage
A group of Franciscan Christians are walking hundreds of miles across England this summer as part of a peace pilgrimage commemorating 800 years since the passing of St Francis of Assisi.
Cathedrals use new digital guides to enhance visitor experience
Five English cathedrals have introduced new digital guides in partnership with Bloomberg Connects.
Instead of going on an expensive guilt trip, why doesn't the Church of England spend £100m on parish vicars?
With the £100m earmarked for slavery reparations, the Church of England could fund 100 frontline vicars for a decade.
£1.4m appeal to save York Minster's Rose Window from climate change
York Minster has launched an appeal for funds to conserve its iconic Rose Window, which is feared to be at risk from the impact of climate change.