Christian voices have been sharing their thoughts as the first group of asylum seekers boarded the controversial Bibby Stockholm barge this week. The first group of 15 people boarded the vessel moored...
David Heron, a former chairman of Premier, has died at the age of 81. He held the position of chairman from 1996 – just a year after Premier Christian Radio was launched - until his retirement in 20...
A number of Catholic Bishops in England have declared their support for a campaign launched by the Catholic Union (CU), to lift the 50 per cent cap on faith-based admissions to new free schools. The l...
As teenagers in Scotland receive their exam results for higher education, a chaplain has been sharing his hope for students to grow in their faith as they enter university. Around 140,000 pupils acros...
A church treasurer has been jailed after stealing £24,000 from a church in Hertfordshire. Alison Blake – who also stole £125,000 from a company she worked for – used the money on "retail thera...
The Catholic youth festival that reportedly gathered up to 1.5 million people in Lisbon this weekend is facing criticism after photos of how the Holy Eucharist was stored were released online. Pope Fr...
A group reflecting a wide range of traditions within the Church of England will take part in conversations on same-sex blessings, ahead of a meeting of the church’s governing body - known as Synod...
To mark 100 years of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon, the Church in Wales has launched a new centenary anthem with a former Archbishop of Canterbury set to feature on it. Composed by musician and br...
A group of Christians in Hampshire who've taken over the local tourist information office say it's become a valuable way of engaging people with faith. They stepped in and took the centre over...
A popular and influential church leader, Pastor Sunday Chiedozie Okenwa has passed away at the age of 61. Pastor Sunday worked as the Overseer for the Dulwich region of Deeper Christian Life Ministry ...
Two artists in Argentina have come under fire after creating Barbie dolls depicting Christ and a number of Catholic saints. The creation of the dolls – which has not been endorsed by makers Mattel...
In his final visit as the bishop of Exeter, Rt Rev Robert Atwell has blessed Devon’s cheesemakers. Ahead of his last days serving Devon’s churches, Bishop Robert stopped by at Quickes Cheese in Ne...
The Bishop of Gloucester has called a government decision to block housing on church land "incomprehensible" as Britain's housing crisis worsens. In a letter to the housing secretary, Michael Gove...
It's claimed around 65-percent of women's weekly working hours are ignored in official data which measures the UK economy. The charity Oxfam says almost two-thirds of the work carried out by f...
America’s first publicly funded religious school has faced a legal challenge, as parents, clergy and lobby groups say it violates the state’s constitution. A lawsuit has been filed against an Okla...
Christian aid agencies are calling on the government to restore its oversees aid budget to protect hundreds of thousands of lives at risk. It comes as ministers have warned significant cuts to the f...
Archaeologists working inside Exeter Cathedral uncovered “the most exciting discovery ever made” in the buildings history. The team has discovered an old Norman altar, built in the early 12th Cent...
An inquest into the death of Canon Anna Matthews has found she showed no signs of significant mental health difficulties prior to her death. The Cambridge vicar was the leader of St Bene't's C...
An American nurse and her child were abducted in Haiti on Thursday, according to reports from the Christian charity she worked for. The ministry El Roi Haiti, founded by Sandro Dorsainvil announced on...
The Church in Wales' contributions to Welsh history and culture have been explored in the first volume of a new book series. The book, titled, Gofal ein Gwinllan: Ysgrifau ar Gyfraniad yr Eglwys y...
