Student school teachers are being encouraged to use the story of a Scot who died in Auschwitz 80 years ago as part of their training. People enrolled in Masters of Education, MA Primary Education and
A daredevil minister took to the sky to help fund an Ayrshire community choir trip to the USA. Rev Jill Clancy jumped out of a plane at 11,000 ft to raise money for the Songs
A special service to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chinook helicopter crash on the Mull of Kintyre was held today. The family, friends and colleagues of the 29 people who died on 2 June
Voters have been urged to ensure that candidates have the environment firmly on their agenda in the run up to July's General Election. The call came at the annual gathering of Eco-Congregation Scotland, which was
Stornoway's Shed Project celebrated a decade of making a difference to its island community by sharing tea and cake with friends and partners. The Shed Project, which was visited by then First Minister Humza Yousaf
A Church elder has revealed that her terminally ill sister asked her for help to end her life. Susan Pym of St Columba's Church in London said her sibling endured immense suffering for a long
Listening to detainees in an immigration removal centre share their harrowing stories made Kirk ministers cry. Rev Bryan Kerr described Dungavel House as a "grim and horrible" place and people are frightened and fearful for
A call for encouraging churches to help ensure people were able to exercise their right to vote became unexpectedly topical at this week's General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. A motion by Rev Tim
The Lord High Commissioner has addressed the General Assembly on its final day. His Grace, the Duke of Edinburgh, shared with commissioners details of the engagements he and his wife, Her Grace, the Duchess of
The Archbishop of Canterbury has addressed the General Assembly in Edinburgh. In a wide-ranging address, Most Rev Justin Welby touches on the situation in the Middle East, the Ecumenical Pilgrimage of Peace to South Sudan
The Church of Scotland has issued a fresh call for the establishment of safe and legal routes to the UK. Commissioners to the General Assembly were told that no one would willingly cross dangerous seas
The General Assembly has backed fresh calls to urge the UK Government to demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Commissioners also agreed that it must stop granting export licenses for the sale of
The General Assembly has been warned that Church of Scotland military chaplains "could more or less disappear" unless more people can be recruited. In a speech, convener of the Chaplains to HM Forces Committee Rev
A special service to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chinook helicopter crash on the Mull of Kintyre 30 years ago is being held. The 29 people who died will be remembered and honoured at
The Church of Scotland must continue closely working with ecumenical partners as representatives of local authority education committees. That was the message sent to the General Assembly today as it passed a deliverance to pass