Pope Leo XIV celebrated a private Mass on Sunday near the tomb of St Peter, before he was to deliver his first Sunday noon blessing from St Peter’s Basilica.

The Revd Dr Sam Wells and the Revd Lucy Winkett wrote “an Open Letter to the Church of England, in the light of plans for a ...

London Fire Brigade has a collection of paintings by the ‘Firemen Artists’ – including some women – who witnessed the terror and turmoil of the Blitz, and documented it in an extraordinary body of ...

It could not outlast apathy. In the 20th century, people stopped coming. By the start of covid-19 it had four worshippers. It ...

Churches and cathedrals are playing a big part in this week’s 80th anniversary commemorations of Victory in Europe – or VE – Day which marked the end of World War II in Europe in 1945.

Having been founded around the start of the 12th Century, the original medieval church was destroyed in the Great Fire in ...

Cat Thomson takes a trip down memory lane when she returns to her old beat in London on a visit to Covent Garden.

Speaking of drinking in the sun, we've just updated our guide to rooftop bars in London for 2025. Here comes the sun... at some of these pubs, anyway. It's Not Always Sunny in London. But even ...

Our personal pick of the best outdoor drinking spaces in west London. Leafy west London is home to some of the capital's most remarkable beer gardens. This is the quadrant to drink in if you want ...

The church home to the Shandon Bells will have its front doors restored as part of a major project to protect one of Cork's most iconic buildings. St Anne's on Eason's Hill in Shandon was awarded a ...

Clement requested that he be buried at St. Mary Major with merely a simple inscription, but his successor erected a large statue and monument to him inside the church. After his election as pope ...

Europe's premiere Psychedelic Gathering: Ozora Festival returns to London. After 3 consecutive sold-out events in the London underground we head to a new location @ E1 Club in Wapping, East London ...