A historic church building on Wearside could receive a new lease of life as an ‘adult learning and arts centre’ under new plans. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Sunderland Echo ...

A historic church building could receive a new lease of life as an adult learning and arts centre. Sunderland City Council's planning department has approved the change of use of St Mary's Church ...

The body of a father of five who vanished last week while kayaking on a Georgia lake — long rumored to be haunted — has been discovered underwater, according to reports and authorities.

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Eric Church gave the live debut of his new single “Hands of Time” at the 2025 ACM Awards, delivering a performance that included a pair of horn players, five back-up vocalists, and his own band.

The Catholic Church announced that priests will be excommunicated if they follow a new Washington state law requiring clergy to report confessions about child abuse to law enforcement.

Ex-Sunderland boss Peter Reid says the Black Cats "belong" in the Premier League as they prepare for their Championship play-off semi-final against another of his former clubs, Coventry City.

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Rome, Italy – When Pope Francis was elected in 2013, he faced loud calls to expand the role of women within the Roman Catholic Church. To some extent, he delivered. Francis opened key meetings ...

A Texas church volunteer has been found guilty and sentenced to five years in prison in the molestation of her son's then 13-year-old friend for more than a year. According to court records ...

Sunderland Singers are joining forces with No Attached Strings Recorder Group to bring a concert on Saturday, March 1, at Fulwell Methodist Church. It will be a varied programme with both groups ...

Some female Ministers in the Church of Scotland have since also issued ... "People are still haunted by what happened," says historian Judith Langlands-Scott, who has noticed a huge surge of ...