Why George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" is less about religion than spiritual longing, blending Hindu and Christian devotion ...

When was the last time you learned something off by heart? It’s something we have to do as children in school, with vocabulary lists, spelling and times tables, but we also absorb rhymes, poems and ...

This week’s District News from our correspondents across the Rotherham borough: ...

The funeral of Canon Alan McLean, one of Bermondsey's longest-serving priests, took place last week, writes Alex Orr...

Commissioned by the cathedral as part of its year-long Joyful Noise theme, the anthem is titled Jubilate Deo.

With incense wafting to an elevated pulpit and 13 altar boys looking on, the priest at the Church of Saint Agnes preached about merging old Catholic customs with fidelity to the Vatican this week — ...

The Vatican has excommunicated followers of a conservative Catholic splinter sect, the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), a day after it consecrated four new bishops against Pope Leo XIV's direct ...

Hymns are about as far away from rock and roll as it is possible to get, what with their inherently pious nature and promotion of Christian values not often adhered to within the realm of rock ...

Duke reportedly fears his children will not get to meet king after government declines request for police protection The Duke of Sussex fears his children will not meet King Charles in the coming days ...

Northampton diocese confirms Rt Rev David Oakley, 70, accused of ‘non-recent’ allegations concerning girl under 16 Gabriella Swerling Social and Religious Affairs Editor Show biography Gabriella ...

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If self-confessed King of the North Andy Burnham does become our next prime minister, it will be a historic moment – the first northerner in No 10 since Harold Wilson. But there will be an even more ...