On Monday, the church's General Assembly rejected a proposal which would have scrapped the kirk's opposition to the practice, by a vote of 149-145.

The Catholic Church, Free Church, Scottish Association of Mosques, and Baptist Union all oppose the legislation.

Learning about different religions and world views can help children deal with far-right narratives about antisemitism and ...

What was the Celtic concept of the afterlife, and why was it so similar to the concept of the Isles of the Blessed from Greek ...

Tucked in a quiet Moray glen, 13th century Pluscarden Abbey is Britain’s only medieval monastery still inhabited by monks.

The isle is home to the site of Cladh Hallan, where rare Bronze Age burial discoveries reshaped British archaeology ...

There is a long-standing idea in psychology that religious people live longer and healthier lives. New mental health research ...

Cardinal Keith O'Brien helped elect Pope Benedict XVI at the 2005 conclave The voting process to elect a new Pope, which is getting under way in Rome, will be the second conclave in a row without ...

The Members of Scottish Parliament seeking to change the law and introduce assisted dying for terminally ill citizens has ...

The Lib Dem MSP pays tribute to the late Margo MacDonald - who previously brought an assisted dying bill to parliament. While ...

This Celtic celebration of fire and fertility culminates in the marriage of the May Queen and the Green Man—and the arrival ...