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A church in Weaverham, Cheshire, has created a ‘Covid Corner’, a space to reflect on the positive and negative experiences of the coronavirus lockdown. St Mary’s Church hopes to enco...

Christian climate campaigners took over St Paul’s Cathedral on Sunday to protest against the Church of England’s investments in fossil fuels. Protesters, which included members of clergy, ...

A Bangladeshi Christian teacher is in hospital with multiple injuries following an attack by his relatives.     Shamim, 30, is a Christian convert from Islam and was running adult literacy c...

Clergy in the Church of England from a UK minority ethnic background can now join others in a group that aims to encourage each other's vocation and support them.  The group has been set...

Israel's top Jewish religious authorities have told the Vatican they are concerned about comments that Pope Francis made about their books of sacred law and have asked for a clarification. In a le...

The Church of England has responded to a Coroner's report on a vicar's suicide and apologised for its role in the pressures leading to his death.  After more than a year of being investig...

A retired minister is marking his 80th birthday by walking 80 miles to raise money for charity. Reverend Charles New will be following the Wirral Way from West Kirby to Hooton over the course of eight...

Christian demonstrators took to the steps of the Brazilian Embassy in London on Wednesday to stand in solidarity with the indigenous people of Brazil, as a landmark Bill is set to be decided on. The p...

The Bishop of Bangor says a potential new Bill to bless same-sex unions in the Church in Wales should not be feared by those concerned about same-sex marriage ceremonies within the Church. New legisla...

Same-sex marriages and civil partnerships could soon receive blessings from The Church in Wales, if a new Bill is passed next month. The Church's governing body is set to consider new legisla...

A Lancashire church minister has sung the entire Methodist hymn book to raise money for an Indian covid relief effort. Rev Phil Gough, Superintendent Minister of The Chorley and Leyland Methodist Circ...

A Christian woman in Pakistan has been accused of blasphemy after forwarding a message on social media. Shagufta Kiran was arrested, along with her two sons after armed police stormed their home witho...

An artist who creates labyrinths on beaches around the coast is hoping to expand his work by collaborating with with seaside churches across the south west. Andrew Nicholson, who has al...

A lost Anglo-Saxon monastery has been found beneath the grounds of a village church in Berkshire. A team from the University of Reading unearthed the remains on the site of Holy Trinity Church in Cook...

The parish of Bungay in Suffolk has been rewarded for its commitment to living sustainably.  Over the last four years, projects have included installing photo-voltaic panels on the parish hall, s...

Nicolai Tangen broke new ground as the head of Norway's $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund on Tuesday by preaching on the virtues of sustainable capitalism in a church. "Capitalism is underg...

Church of England cathedrals provide 6,065 full time jobs and are visited by 9.5 million tourists.  In a report into the economic and social value of the C of E's 42 cathedrals, their worth t...

Pope Francis issued an appeal on Wednesday urging people to get inoculated against Covid-19, saying the vaccines could bring an end to the pandemic, but needed to be taken by everyone. "Thanks to...

A Christian relief charity says storms and political unrest are making relief efforts to earthquake victims in Haiti even more challenging. Haiti was hit by a 7.2 magnitude tremor on Saturday which ki...

More than 100 churches from across the country have joined forces to help Afghan refugees settle in the UK.  Christian charity Welcome Churches, together with the Hospitality Pledge, both of whic...