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As churches begin to reopen across the country, many are finding it difficult to readjust to services that are void of any collective sung worship. As per the most recent government guidelines, congre...

Online church services have proved a huge success for Methodist Central Hall Westminster, with viewing figures far surpassing the number of people they could fit in a single building.  Most churc...

The Archbishop of Canterbury has introduced new changes to how bishops are consecrated to allow for differences in opinion on female bishops.  Normally, a new bishop would have an official servic...

The pastor of a Chinese state-sanctioned church has become the first church leader to attempt to file a lawsuit against the Government after religious management agencies forcibly destroyed ...

A church in Blackburn has said it's praying fervently that the increase in Covid-19 cases will be reversed soon.  The area's public health director warned that Blackburn is facing a &quot...

Popular US pastor Andy Stanley has announced that he will be suspending in-person services at his Atlanta megachurch until next year as a result of the ongoing coronavirus. Stanley is the founder of N...

Peter Maiden, the former international director of Operation Mobilisation (OM) and former chairman of the Keswick Convention, has died at the age of 72. He died from cancer on 14th July. Maiden joined...

Turkey's religious affairs authority has said Christian images in the famous Hagia Sophia will be concealed.  Its statement comes as the country's officials decided to transform Ista...

Westminster Abbey's 11th century sister church St Margaret is set to scrap its Sunday services after 900 years, according to a report in The Times.  The church which is located in Parliament ...

Church of England bishops who tweeted about Dominic Cummings' alleged breach of lockdown rules were motivated by the need to "uphold the principle of truth", a senior bishop has said. Th...

Five people have died in a church in South Africa, seemingly over a leadership battle. At approximately 3am on Saturday, police responded to reports of a shooting and an alleged hostage situation at t...

The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, has called on members of the Church of England to "learn afresh how to share the gospel in the world" and said that he will listen to the voices of ...

The Bishop of Durham, Rt Revd Paul Butler, has told Premier about the importance of children in the decisions the Church and Government makes. As schools and churches remain closed for majority of fam...

A Christian maritime charity is inviting all seafarers to join a virtual service from boats and ports across the world this Sunday.  The Mission to Seafarers is organising the service, lead by Re...

A former Greek Orthodox cathedral is to open as a functioning mosque following a landmark court ruling in Turkey. President Recep ErdoÄŸan has long been campaigning for the Hagia Sophia...

Churches in Wales can reopen for public worship from next weekend as the Welsh Government eases lockdown restrictions. Those able to meet the strict safety regulations can reopen for services from Sun...

The freshly confirmed Archbishop of York is to focus on the importance of prayer at his first service at York Minster this Sunday.  Most Rev Stephen Cottrell will be joined by chaplains from a ho...

Christians in Eritrea are facing increased levels of persecution, with reports that some 45 believers were arrested and imprisoned in raids on Christian gathering across the capital of Asmara. Accordi...

A new Freedom of Religion and Belief (FoRB) Forum has been set up following a landmark report into global Christian persecution by the Bishop of Truro last year. Rt Revd Philip Mounstephen, Bishop of ...

Notre Dame Cathedral will be rebuilt just the way it stood before last year's devastating fire. There will be no swimming pool or organic garden on the roof of the medieval Paris monument, or cont...