Thieves steal 300-year-old brass bell weighing 16st from England’s smallest church which only has room for ten worshippers ‘Brazen’ theft of brass bell from the UK’s smallest church has devastated locals The 291 year old bell was made in 1729 for the 15th century Bremilham Church The building holds the Guinness World Record for being the … Read more
Church of England to launch a ‘Google Maps for graves’ within five years enabling family historians to search for burial records and locations in an online database Church of England project will upload images of millions of burials Database will feature maps and photographs alongside burial records Project will go live in the next five years … Read more
Church of Scientology apologizes for releasing hundreds of balloons at California event as officials warn of ‘incredible harm’ to the environment The Church angered local officials by releasing 100s of helium balloons at event It claims there was miscommunication about the City’s approval of a permit Ventura Mayor insists the city was ‘very clear’ it … Read more
Germany’s top court scraps ban on assisted suicide, sparking dismay from church groups German lawmakers rule people have ‘the right to self-determined death’ The decision was made during a Federal Court session in Karlsruhe Church leaders expressed their dismay at the landmark ruling which is ‘guaranteed in all stages of a person’s existence’ By Stephen Delahunty … Read more