Recently released census results suggest less than half of the English and Welsh population are Christian. It's the first time the number has dropped below 50 per cent, surprising sociologists and...
The Christian community in England and Wales is now less than half of the overall population, and the statistics prompted a rant from an LBC radio host. James O'Brien condemned people that w...
Ukraine's SBU security service conducted a fresh search of a monastery in the west of the country on Wednesday in what it said was an operation to counter suspected "subversive activities by ...
A Christian persecution watchdog has warned that the way some Christians are being treated in Russian occupied areas in Ukraine is reminiscent of religious persecution that took place within the Sovie...
One of Asia's most senior Roman Catholic clerics, Cardinal Joseph Zen, 90, was found guilty of failing to register a now-disbanded fund for pro-democracy protesters and fined £430 ...
The Salvation Army says it's seeing an unprecedented level of need in the run-up to Christmas. In its new survey of more than 2,000 adults in the UK, the charity found that nearly seven in ten peo...
The proportion of people in England and Wales calling themselves Christian has dropped below half for the first time. The 2021 census data, released on Tuesday, suggests a huge increase in the number ...
Some Methodist lay preachers, who are not ordained and preach voluntarily, are reportedly being blocked from speaking opportunities due to their failure to accept the Church's stance on same-sex m...
It’s been reported some worshippers left a service in tears after a guest speaker at the University of Cambridge’s Trinity College chapel evensong explained to them how Jesus could have be...
The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC) is marking its 100th anniversary in a special way. The organisation, made up of a network of more than 600 churches, has launched in an initia...
The Vatican on Saturday accused Chinese authorities of violating a bilateral pact on the appointment of bishops by installing one in a diocese not recognised by the Holy See. A statement said the Vati...
More than 10,000 Bibles have been handed out to school children in London in the past three years. It’s due to The Greater London Auxiliary of the Trinitarian Bible Society which began the big d...
Ukraine's leaders will have to be "far-sighted" to secure peace, Pope Francis said on Friday, suggesting that Kyiv would have to make concessions to end the war with Russia. Th...
Venerable Dr Jane Mainwaring will be the next Bishop of Hertford in the Diocese of St Albans, the government has announced. Rev Dr Jane will succeed Rt Rev Michael Beasley following his appointm...
A retired Church of England bishop has been banned for life from ministry after sexual abuse allegations were brought against him. Peter Hullah, former bishop of Ramsbury in the diocese of Salis...
As the World Cup continues in Qatar, Christians are raising concerns that big sporting events can lead to an increase in domestic violence - particularly against women. In a video message markin...
Pope Francis said on Wednesday that Ukrainians were suffering today from the "martyrdom of aggression" and compared Russia's war in Ukraine to the "terrible genocide" of t...
Ukraine's security service said on Wednesday it had found "dubious" Russian citizens, large sums of cash in various currencies and pro-Russian literature during a raid on a 1,000-year-ol...
The Bishop of Southwark has shared his thoughts on same-sex marriage in an address to the diocesan synod, weeks after the Bishop of Oxford published a document giving his support. Rt Rev Christopher C...
The Bishop of Thetford, after 14 years, is set to retire from his position. Rt Rev Dr Alan Winton, who is part of the Diocese of Norwich will leave at the end of April 2023. The priest who was d...
