1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (413+ words) Barcelona's soaring Sagrada Familia basilica reached its maximum height on Friday, as a crane placed the upper arm of a cross atop the Tower of Jesus Christ. The unfinished monument is already the world's tallest church, though Catalan architect Antoni…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago  (1339+ words) The portrayal of Jesus as a white, European man has come under renewed scrutiny during this period of introspection over the legacy of racism in society. As protesters called for the removal of Confederate statues in the U. S. , activist Shaun King…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (232+ words) The Five Churches Festival has announced its return for a fourth year. The five churches of the Glaven Valley on the North Norfolk Coast " Blakeney, Cley, Glandford, Letheringsett and Wiveton - each with their own unique architecture, history and atmosphere, host…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago  (508+ words) A striking Richmond church will be saved from further damage thanks to a "428, 384 grant from Historic England. The Church of St Richard in Ham, a Grade II-listed post-war modernist building, will receive "428, 384 to install vital structural support under its failing…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (772+ words) A new gymnastics and trampolining facility is set to open in Bootle, after plans were submitted to convert a Grade II Listed church on Stanley Road. A planning application from VM Communities Ltd. has already passed the consultation phase and…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (640+ words) Durham Cathedral is preparing to mark Holy Week with a programme of services and events. The season begins with Palm Sunday on March 29 and runs through to Easter Sunday on April 5, offering worshippers and visitors the chance to take part…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (1076+ words) The first woman to become Archbishop of Canterbury has said her teenage self could not have imagined making history as the top bishop in the Church of England. Dame Sarah Mullally was enthroned at Canterbury Cathedral in front of a…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (1013+ words) The new Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally, acknowledged "victims and survivors" in her first sermon after being installed as the first female leader of The Church of England. The momentous ceremony unfolded at Canterbury Cathedral before a 2, 000-strong congregation,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (63+ words) Yahoo News UK History was made on Wednesday when Dame Sarah Mullaly became the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury " the first woman to hold the position. Hundreds of people had gathered outside the cathedral ahead of the service, including one man who…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (388+ words) THE Bishop of Paisley has praised the "courage" of those who came forward to report sexual abuse at the hands of a former Greenock priest. Vincent Cassidy was convicted of historic indecent assaults on boys in the 1970s following a trial…...