A church's baptism service that broke lockdown rules has been stopped by police. About 30 people had gathered at The Angel Church in Clerkenwell, north London, on Sunday in defiance of the national ...

(RNS) The new wording, approved on Sunday (July 13), only asks whether parents and godparents will "turn away from sin" and "reject evil." CANTERBURY, England (RNS) While Christians waited to learn ...

The Church of England plans to rewrite the words of its baptism service to make the ceremony “accessible” to worshippers more familiar with the language of EastEnders than the Bible. By Tim Ross 10 ...

07:37, Tue, Dec 25, 2018 Updated: 08:28, Tue, Dec 25, 2018 Up to 10 bishops have criticised the ceremony after being approached by LGBT groups, with some priests even threatening to boycott baptisms ...

Police halted a baptism service after about 30 worshippers gathered in breach of national lockdown restrictions. Regan King, lead pastor at The Angel Church, Islington, defended his decision to hold ...

The Church of England has been accused of "dumbing down" Christian teaching by removing the requirement to repent sins and reject the devil in an alternative baptism service. Michael Nazir-Ali, the ...

Church of England accused of "dumbing down" christening service as it trials new wording where parents and godparents no longer have to "repent sins" or "reject the devil" Parents and godparents will ...

The Church of England has been accused of 'dumbing down' the baptism service, one of the cornerstones of the faith, by changing its wording so parents and godparents no longer have to 'repent sins' ...