1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (222+ words) Lincolnshire's first mosque, which has been shut for six years, has reopened following a refurbishment. Lincoln City Mosque on Orchard Street was founded in 1981 but closed during the Covid-19 pandemic because it needed "significant" restoration work. Dr Tanweer Ahmed, chair…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (234+ words) Plans to expand a mosque in a former rugby club pavilion have been refused. The former Old Aylestonians Rugby Football Club pavilion in Knighton Lane East, Leicester, has been used by the Masjid-Us Sunnah since Leicester City Council planners approved…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (213+ words) A new centre which will welcome pilgrims and visitors to a cathedral's historic chapel has been completed. Durham Cathedral's Cuthbert Centre for Pilgrimage and Prayer will provide a space for gathering and prayer, as well as activities to support pilgrimages…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (548+ words) On 25 April 1641, Ambrose Barlow celebrated a secret Easter Sunday mass at Morleys Hall near Astley in Greater Manchester. King Charles I wanted to prove that he supported the Protestant faith while keeping his political enemies at bay as parliament were…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (365+ words) A vicar who is known for wearing sandals every day and once branded socks an "instrument of Satan" has retired. The Reverend Andrew Dotchin from Ipswich, Suffolk, has been a vicar for the past 42 years and enjoys the exposed-toe life,…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (375+ words) Pilgrims are taking part in an 80-day walk to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis of Assisi, one of history's most venerated Christian saints. Carrying his message of peace across England, the pilgrims set out from Northumberland…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (232+ words) The man killed at a Christian festival in West Sussex on Friday has been named by his church as Robert Guanco, 41. He was a pastor at Jesus the Living Water Church in Eastbourne, East Sussex. Six other people were injured…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (483+ words) Campaigners bidding to keep a 19th Century church in the south of Scotland from falling into private hands have hit their funding target. The Friends of Wamphray Church (FWC) plan to buy the building near Beattock for the community after raising…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (533+ words) The chair of the constables committee has said that "it's important parishes put rates up when necessary". Andy Jehan said parishes face "different challenges", but they needed to "make sure that they're sustainable". Parish rates pay for things like bin…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (339+ words) From llamas to lizards, and sheep to stick insects, a rather unusual congregation will gather at church this weekend. Worcester Cathedral has invited creatures great and small from across the region to an animal blessing. In previous years the congregation…...