Roman Catholic Church

Murder investigation launched after Ann Widdecombe dies, aged 78

ANN WIDDECOMBE, the former Conservative minister turned Reform UK campaigner, who was received into the Roman Catholic Church after the ordination of women in the Church of England, has died, aged 78

10 Jul 2026

Vatican rejects German Bishops’ request to allow lay people to preach during mass

PROMINENT Roman Catholics in Germany have rejected a negative response from the Vatican to the German Bishops’ request for an indult to allow lay people to preach during the mass

10 Jul 2026

Society of St Pius X rejects Vatican excommunication order

THE Society of St Pius X (SSPX) has rejected a Vatican excommunication order after its unauthorised consecration of bishops last week, insisting that Pope Leo, or his successors, will one day adopt its programme of “restoring all things in Christ”

10 Jul 2026

World news in brief

10 Jul 2026

Leader comment: Taking a stand

10 Jul 2026

Book review: Pope Leo XIV: The biography by Elise Ann Allen

10 Jul 2026

Church services, vigils, and a challenge ‘to change lives’ mark 250th Independence Day in US

06 Jul 2026

Australian Christian Brothers face bankruptcy over sexual-abuse claims

06 Jul 2026

Podcast: How Andy Burnham’s religion shapes his politics

03 Jul 2026

Archdiocese of Birmingham to cut parishes in face of clergy shortages and dwindling vocations

03 Jul 2026

Churches among 590,000 buildings destroyed in Venezuelan earthquakes

03 Jul 2026

More Roman Catholic converts in the United States than Episcopalians, Pew analysis suggests

03 Jul 2026

Most Popular

Past Week

Past Month

Murder investigation launched after Ann Widdecombe dies, aged 78

Priests disqualified from driving must inform their bishop or archbishop under new rules

Church of England cannot afford a single-issue General Synod

London priest prohibited from ministry after affair with his lodger

Bishop of Norwich defends research underpinning Project Spire

Murder investigation launched after Ann Widdecombe dies, aged 78

London priest prohibited from ministry after affair with his lodger

Bishop of Salisbury referred to National Safeguarding Team

Ombudsman called in by priest after community centre hit by £17k bill

Angela Tilby: How clergy dress sends a message

jobs.CHURCHTIMES

Job of the Week

0.5 Interim Priest-in-Charge

South East

The Bishop is seeking to appoint a new vicar to the lovely seaside village of Rottingdean, a couple of miles to the east of Brighton and a single parish benefice. The church is at the heart of the village, it has been beautifully reordered, and the opportunities for an energetic priest, working with this willing and committed congregation, are considerable.

Appointments

Archdeaconry Mission Enabler

East Anglia

The Diocese of Ipswich and St Edmundsbury’s Mission and Ministry Team seeks to support the making of new disciples of all ages in both parish churches and fresh expressions of church.

Find more jobs

Top Feature

‘Welcoming the stranger’: Refugee stories of home and flight

The No Place Like Home competition encourages youngpeople to reflect on the experience of displacement, saysAmelia Braddick

Top Comment

Reith Lecturer’s warning to Church

Edward Norman, who died in April, deplored the politicisation of Christianity, writes Rod Garner

Roman Catholic Church

Murder investigation launched after Ann Widdecombe dies, aged 78

Vatican rejects German Bishops’ request to allow lay people to preach during mass

Society of St Pius X rejects Vatican excommunication order

World news in brief

Leader comment: Taking a stand

Book review: Pope Leo XIV: The biography by Elise Ann Allen

Church services, vigils, and a challenge ‘to change lives’ mark 250th Independence Day in US

Australian Christian Brothers face bankruptcy over sexual-abuse claims

Podcast: How Andy Burnham’s religion shapes his politics

Archdiocese of Birmingham to cut parishes in face of clergy shortages and dwindling vocations

Churches among 590,000 buildings destroyed in Venezuelan earthquakes

More Roman Catholic converts in the United States than Episcopalians, Pew analysis suggests

Most Popular

Murder investigation launched after Ann Widdecombe dies, aged 78

Priests disqualified from driving must inform their bishop or archbishop under new rules

Church of England cannot afford a single-issue General Synod

London priest prohibited from ministry after affair with his lodger

Bishop of Norwich defends research underpinning Project Spire

Murder investigation launched after Ann Widdecombe dies, aged 78

London priest prohibited from ministry after affair with his lodger

Bishop of Salisbury referred to National Safeguarding Team

Ombudsman called in by priest after community centre hit by £17k bill

Angela Tilby: How clergy dress sends a message

Job of the Week

0.5 Interim Priest-in-Charge

South East

Appointments

Archdeaconry Mission Enabler

East Anglia

Top Feature

‘Welcoming the stranger’: Refugee stories of home and flight

Top Comment

Reith Lecturer’s warning to Church

Welcome to the Church Times