My most rewarding trip to Edinburgh did not take place at the festival, that increasingly bloated and self-regarding cultural shambles that makes our capital city a place to be avoided in August. It ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Sacraments could be administered online for the first time in history ...

CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The Church of Scotland will launch a two-year investigation into the possibility of introducing online baptisms, Communion and other Christian sacraments. The church, known ...

(UPDATED) Traditionalist minority worry disagreement on the issue will make it harder to work together on mission. Update (May 23): Church of Scotland ministers are now permitted to perform same-sex ...

CANTERBURY, England (RNS) For the first time on record, the number of Scots with no religion outstrips those who belong to the Church of Scotland. Figures from the 2011 census released Monday (Sept.

Rev Gordon Kennedy worked in Strathclyde's roads department before deciding to study divinity The new moderator for the Church of Scotland has said members must be ready for the challenge of changing ...

THE Catholic Church in Scotland won’t be changing the Lord’s Prayer despite Pope Francis approving certain changes. The Pontiff approved altering “lead us not into temptation” to “do not let us fall ...

The dawn of the new year brought with it an old tale with some familiar themes for the Catholic church in Scotland. These included an attitude towards some of its most vulnerable and damaged members ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Church leaders from Scotland are to play their part in the coronation of the King on Saturday. The Right Rev Dr Iain Greenshields ...

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Around 7.2% of people in Scotland are regular churchgoers The number of people who regularly attend church services in Scotland has fallen by more than half over the last 30 years, according to a new ...