Ukraine on Sunday rebuffed Pope Francis's call to negotiate an end to the war with Russia, with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy saying the pontiff was engaging in "virtual mediation" and h...
The bell of a new church built near Iraq's ancient city of Ur chimed for the first time last week as part of a push to lure back pilgrims to a country that is home to one of the world...
The Church of England in Lancashire has achieved an important milestone in developing its environmental credentials. The Diocese of Blackburn has been awarded the Bronze status of the national A ...
One of the fastest growing churches in East Sussex is hoping to secure a multi-million pound heritage grant to develop a heritage experience that could lead to an increase in tourism and a positive im...
The review into abuse by John Smyth has received a further setback after a survivor withdrew consent for his data to be used. Smyth was a former chair of the Iwerne Trust which ran Chri...
A Catholic priest in London says he has been left 'shaken' and 'disturbed' after conducting what has been described as a 'fake funeral'. The service at the London Oratory Roman...
The Church of England is to broadcast a special service to mark Mothering Sunday this weekend. The online service tomorrow, March 10 will feature music by Andrew Earis and St Martin’s Voices and...
The Diocese of Carlisle has been awarded nearly £600,000 by the Church Commissioners to further support mission and ministry across Cumbria. The money will fund the creation of a new churc...
One of the UK’s largest grant-making charities has pledged £1.5 million to Church of England to help support 60 churches achieve net zero by the end of 2025. The selected will be known as ...
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has finally met the Palestinian Christian leader Rev Dr Munther Isaac, whom he had refused to meet earlier because he had shared a platform with Jeremy Corb...
The number of potential victims of modern slavery reached a record level last year, with 17,004 people referred to the Home Office. A quarter of all those referred (4,088) were female, with children (...
Two bishops have jointly expressed their support for Amendment 172 to the Victims and Prisoners Bill. The amendment is currently at the Committee Stage in the House of Lords. It calls for the central ...
The former Archbishop of Canterbury has suggested that Britain can draw valuable lessons from the Bible's candid approach to historical issues such as slavery. Last year, the Church of England com...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has made alarming revelations about the prevalence of hate speech among Members of Parliament. In a recent interview with The Spectator, he accused both MPs and members of...
After announcing a 2p cut in national insurance in the Spring Budget on Wednesday, the Chancellor has said he wants to eventually scrap it altogether. Jeremy Hunt has said he thinks it’s a doubl...
A Christian woman has started a new movement partnering running clubs across the UK with food banks. Sarah Donaghy, co-founder of The Food Bank Run Movement, started the movement in Hampshire an...
A decision to site a statue of the author Jane Austen at Winchester Cathedral has caused controversy among some locals. The 18th century writer is buried in the north nave aisle of the cathedral and t...
Unite, the UK’s faith workers union, has expressed significant concerns over the Methodist Church in Great Britain’s plans to make all its non-ordained overseas missionaries redundant by t...
Her Majesty The Queen will distribute the Royal Maundy gifts on behalf of His Majesty The King at Worcester Cathedral on 28 March. During the annual Royal Maundy Service, ceremonial coins will be pres...
Christians in the UK are expressing unease over a proposed government update to the definition of extremism. The revised definition, drafted to combat extremist ideologies, has some worried it could u...
