| BEATIFY | In the Roman Catholic Church, make someone blessed (7) |
| LUCKYDUCKSAUCE | Booze distilled by someone blessed with good fortune? |
| SCREECH | Loose stones coming down on church make a horrible noise (7) |
| ANGELUS | In the Roman Catholic church, a series of prayers recited in the morning, at midday and in the evening (7) |
| STOMACH | The gut of a street chant a church makes up (7) |
| SANCTUS | Singing in church makes scant difference to us (7) |
| ORATORY | The Fathers of the -------, established by St Philip Neri, one of the congregations in the Roman Catholic Church (7) |
| REQUIEM | In the Roman Catholic Church, a special mass for the repose of the souls of the dead (7) |
| ESSENCE | German city church makes one concentrate (7) |
| INTROIT | Anthem sung at the beginning of the Mass in the Roman Catholic church (7) |
| NOCTURN | One of the three parts of the office of Matins in the Roman Catholic Church (7) |
| PALLIUM | Ecclesiastical vestment in the Roman Catholic church, decorated with 6 crosses; originally worn by the Pope (7) |
| BIRETTA | Stiff clerical cap in the Roman Catholic Church (7) |
| JOACHIM | The father of Mary, mother of Jesus, in the Roman Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican traditions (7) |
| LUNETTE | In the Roman Catholic Church, a case fitted with a bracket to hold the consecrated host |
| SOUTANE | A priest's cassock in the Roman Catholic Church |
| ETCH | Ultimate characters seen in the magnificent Coptic church make an impression (4) |
| CRINGE | Group in church make obeisance (6) |
| CHAFFINCH | In church, make fun of leading singer |
| RECOMMENCE | Endless praise has church make a fresh start |
