Changes in the law in England since 1995 have allowed local authorities to licence premises other than registry offices and religious buildings for wedding ceremonies. This has had a significant effect on how and where couples marry.
07 July 2000
The congregation of the Parish of Kinsley and Fitzwilliam had to leave their church building in 1992 when it was declared unsafe. Instead, they met in the church hall, until in 1995 that was destroyed by fire. Since then they have met in the school hall, the local Roman Catholic church, in the vicarage and, when the weather has allowed, on the vicarage lawn.
23 June 2000
A joint statement from the Church of England and Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales has given a mixed reaction to a proposed amendment to a new education bill, which is currently being considered by the House of Commons.
30 May 2000
Archbishop who revived morale within the church of England, opened a dialogue with Rome and supported women's ordination.
22 May 2000
In 1875, over three hundred people gathered in a tent put up on the lawn of St John's Church in Keswick, Cumbria, to hear teaching from the local vicar, the Revd Thomas Harford-Battersby.
17 May 2000
Two services are to be held in St Paul's Cathedral to celebrate a long history of Christian education in the Diocese of London and to mark the significance of the Millennium Year for church schools.
28 March 2000
In the United Kingdom there about 4,000 young children whose mothers are in prison, and most of these children see their mothers less than once a week. Of those mothers who are imprisoned, 80% have been convicted of non-violent crimes.
28 March 2000
The increasing marginalisation of religion by the BBC has seen religious programming pushed to the fringes of programme scheduling.
25 March 2000
The Bishop of Leicester, the Rt Revdd Tim Stevens has appointed the first woman Provost in the Church of England. The Revd Vivienne Faull, who is currently vice-Provost and Canon Pastor of Coventry Cathedral, will take up the new post later this year.
25 March 2000
One of 27 prestigious bursaries has been awarded to an Essex priest, the Revd Anthony Ward, who is vicar of Rainham with Wennington in the Diocese of Chelmsford, England.
25 March 2000