Religion

An average of 18 hate crimes are committed each day in Scotland, Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf said (/PA)

Hate crimes based on race fall – but attacks against transgender Scots on the up

February 23, 2021

The Most Reverend Justin Welby said the Government is right to prioritise the reopening of schools (Steve Parsons/PA)

Covid pandemic has stripped paper off cracks in society – Archbishop

February 21, 2021

Chichester Cathedral (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Ashes to be sprinkled instead of rubbed during Lent service due to Covid concern

February 16, 2021

Some religious leaders want churches to reopen (Paul Faith/PA)

Ministers face judicial review over church lockdown closures

February 12, 2021

Bishop of Lincoln Christopher Lowson (PA)

Bishop of Lincoln to return to post following 20-month suspension

February 1, 2021

Rev Canon Dr Keith Riglin has been elected a bishop (Scottish Episcopal Church/PA)

Scottish Episcopal Church selects new bishop for Argyll and The Isles

January 30, 2021

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has suggested it is right to prioritise the vaccine rollout in the UK before distributing them abroad (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Love your neighbour does not mean let yourself die – Justin Welby

January 27, 2021

A socially distanced Christmas Day service in Morningside Parish Church, Edinburgh

We moved forward ten years in ten weeks: Moderator on why the crisis of Covid might leave behind a stronger, more modern Kirk

January 18, 2021

Religious leaders have taken steps to prevent coronavirus spreading among congregations (Jane Barlow/PA)

Church leaders threaten legal action if places of worship cannot reopen

January 16, 2021

Some services can continue south of the border (Liam McBurney/PA)

500 church leaders call for end to Sunday worship ban

January 12, 2021

Scotland’s Catholic Bishops spoke out about the decision to include places of worship in the new lockdown (Niall Carson/PA)

Ban on church services in Scottish lockdown unfair, Catholic Bishops claim

January 5, 2021