Vicar wins court battle against parishioners after tensions ‘boiled over’ when he removed unauthorised toys and trinkets from graves The row over mementoes involved St Edmund’s Church in Kessingland, Suffolk Removed items would be destroyed if not collected during lockdown last May Church judge said the removals were in line with churchyard regulations One parishioner said … Read more
‘The show has always wrapped its arms around the truth’: Dawn French teases details about The Vicar of Dibley’s ‘funny and silly’ festive special By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 20:31 GMT, 1 December 2020 | Updated: 20:31 GMT, 1 December 2020 She’s set to reprise her role as Geraldine Granger for the BBC classic’s Christmas … Read more
Emmerdale SPOILER: Kevin Mathurin and Emile John to join the cast as the charming vicar Charles and his son Ethan (and it isn’t long before they’re feuding with the Dingles!) By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 00:00 GMT, 26 November 2020 | Updated: 00:09 GMT, 26 November 2020 Emmerdale is set to welcome two new … Read more
Meet the real life ‘hot priest’: Church appoints ‘handsome’ new Vicar who is expected to attract huge new congregation and army of admirers Photo of Reverend Dr Matt Davis at local congregation sends online fans wild The Vicar, originally from Northern Ireland, has been branded ‘gorgeous’ by fans He has been compared to the ‘Hot Priest’ … Read more
Britain’s Got Talent has received 312 complaints about one of its contestant’s death jokes after some viewers from the content insensitive during a pandemic. Comedian vicar Allan Finnegan included several lines about funerals and people passing away during his performance on Saturday. The complaints about his comedy sketch come after BGT received 24,041 objections following … Read more
Retired vicar, 85, ‘pawed at married curate’ after leaping at her ‘like a rabbit out of rabbit hole’, court hears The 85-year-old told the trainee, ‘I really miss having cuddles’ while stroking her hair, a court heard Jurors at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court heard that Reverend Geraint Hughes, hugged and attempted to kiss the married woman … Read more
‘Shame on the producers for allowing this’: Britain’s Got Talent viewers SLAM vicar comedian for jokes about death amid COVID-19 pandemic By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 23:25 BST, 12 September 2020 | Updated: 23:25 BST, 12 September 2020 Britain’s Got Talent viewers were left unimpressed when contestant Allan Finnegan made jokes about death during … Read more
Heavens above! Vicar with vertigo climbs his church spire to raise repair money… and beat his fear of heights Reverend Sam Leach conquered his fears to climb his church’s 165ft spire The 44-year-old is normally so afraid of heights he struggles on escalators Vicar got a little closer to God by scaling St Mary Magdalene … Read more
She shot to fame with her appearances on Channel 4’s Gogglebox between 2014 and 2016 alongside husband Graham. And vicar Kate Bottley has been causing a stir on Instagram as she showcased her amazing lockdown makeover in a bright pink patterned maxi dress on Thursday. However, after being flooded with compliments about her trim figure, … Read more
A Black trainee vicar has been denied a position by the Church of England because the demographic of the parishioners in the area he had applied to work was ‘monochrome white working class’ and it might make him feel ‘uncomfortable’. Augustine Tanner-Ihm has hit out at the ‘institutional racism’ in the church after the the … Read more