
Take steps now to prevent lead theft, churches told
Churches are being urged to increase security measures at their buildings after a spate of lead thefts over the last two years caused more than £2m in damage.
Churches are being urged to increase security measures at their buildings after a spate of lead thefts over the last two years caused more than £2m in damage.
The Archbishop of Wales has said the US should seriously consider invoking the 25th Amendment against Donald Trump after Wednesday's attack on the Capitol.
Archbishop John Davies, 67, has led the Church in Wales for the last four years while also serving as Bishop of Swansea and Brecon for 13 years.
Church leaders in Northern Ireland have suspended public worship after a new stay at home order came into force in the province on Friday.
The public policy group said that churches were safe places and that the decision to open or close should be left with them.
England's decision to allow places of worship to remain open during the third national lockdown has revealed a split in opinion among churches.
The Bishop of London said immigration status was being "weaponised".
Thousands of BBC local radio listeners across England tuned in to an unusual sporting-themed church service on Sunday morning. It wasn't broadcast from a typical place of worship, a church or a cathedral, but from Wycombe Wanderers FC
Some church leaders have made the decision to close their doors during England's third national lockdown, while other places of worship are staying open.
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has ordered places of worship to close, while south of the border they can remain open for public worship.
In his first Angelus of the New Year, Pope Francis spoke of the importance of being peacemakers following the "painful" events of the past year.
There may be more pandemics in the future unless mankind learns how to be a good steward of the Earth, the Archbishop of York has warned.