Children were encouraged to acknowledge the characters of the nativity story by dressing up as one of the key characters for the Journey to Bethlehem Service in Derby Cathedral on Friday 23 December.
David Cameron is preparing new curbs on “unscrupulous” companies and shops that expose children to sexualised advertisements and exploit “pester power” to sell goods.
Almost 70,000 children woke up on Christmas Day in temporary accommodation in the UK, without a home to call their own, says the housing and homelessness charity Shelter.
How Andrew Nethsingha and St John's is fighting its 500-year-old corner.
The director needs a little more “SSSSHHHH” and a little less “er” in “shepherd.”
Their single Wherever You Are sold 556,000 copies in the last week - more than the rest of the top 12 combined.
So what if there was a hint of scandal about Mary, says Ian Harris in The Otago Daily Times. The hope for a messiah was kept alive even through flawed human beings in Jesus' lineage.
Bishop Victoria Matthews writes in the Anglican Taonga asking for prayers as Christchurch, New Zealand suffered another major earthquake this week, almost one year after a similar temblor struck the city.
Many Christmas church services in Christchurch, New Zealand will be held outdoors this weekend after four strong earthquakes struck within three hours on 23 December, injuring 60, and causing further damage to the Anglican and Catholic cathedrals.
Leaders from Philippine Roman Catholic and Protestant groups have joined non-government and indigenous peoples' organizations in a renewed campaign against big mining firms.
Hundreds of children living in Northern Ireland’s border areas could miss out on their first choice of school if a controversial proposal from the NI Education Minister goes ahead.
A social media-led campaign is gaining ground in the run up to Christmas to raise awareness of depression – and how to recognise the symptoms in a loved one.
An attempt to allow homosexual couples in Northern Ireland to adopt children has been adjourned by the High Court until March.
The great organ of the college chapel at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, is to be rebuilt, refurbished and expanded at a cost of €750,000.
The Military Wives choir are celebrating after the Government agreed to waive VAT on sales of their soon-to-be chart-topping single.
George Chittenden, the new director of music at St Paul's Cathedral in the Octagon, Dunedin, wants the cathedral to become known as a centre for musical excellence.
Our idealised Christmas can be traced back to Charles Dickens, who, in need of cash, wrote a string of stories conveying his vision for the festive season. Andrea Mullaney writes in The Scotsman
Jacob Zuma is at the centre of a religious storm in South Africa after reportedly blaming the introduction Christianity in the 19th century for the continent's current problems.
At its November (3 to 11) meeting in Asunción, Paraguay, the Executive Committee of the Province of the Southern Cone of America, together with its Bishops, voted to approve the Anglican Covenant.
A report published by the Irish Department of Education has called on the State Examination Commission (SEC) to address predictability in the Leaving Certificate.
UK Children's minister says 'Spanish Inquisition' style adoption process is too slow and bureaucratic
One third of families in Ireland are outside the ‘traditional model’ of a married couple both of whom are in their first marriage, according to a new study.
St.Peter's Church of Ireland, Peter's Street, Drogheda, is the venue for what promises to be an interesting music recital today.
Choral composer John Rutter talks to Adam Sweeting about his love of melody.
For many, Christmas wouldn't be complete without witnessing or taking part in a performance of Handel's "Messiah." From the local choral society to the heart of the Holy Land, Jerusalem, the impact is felt across the globe.
Clergy across the Anglican Communion are being invited to join a house-swap scheme that lets priests and their families enjoy a holiday without paying the cost of accommodation.
Christmas may not smell the same in fifty years if something is not done to save the frankincense tree.
Award will launch program for 4,000 families with children affected by HIV/AID
Joe Takeli, who is due to come to the UK in January to take up a Commonwealth Professional Fellowship, will be the first Solomon Islander to come to London on this type of programme.
Former Irish President Mary Robinson has called on pharmaceutical companies to lower the prices charged for cervical cancer vaccines so more girls can be immunised in low income countries.