The government has launched its answer to the now-defunct Listed Places of Worship Scheme, promising £92 million of funding for churches in need of repairs. The new funding will stem from an overarch...
Dr Patrick Sookhdeo, founder of the religious freedom charity Barnabas Aid, has died at the age of 79. A statement from TBF Trust Europe (the German offshoot of one Sookhdeo’s charities) said it was...
A new study by religion think tank Theos has revealed that 17% of adults in the UK see being Christian as a requirement for being “truly British”. Just under half of that number (8%) said they ...
Claims of a Christian revival in Britain have been challenged after new findings suggested church attendance remains below pre-pandemic levels, with little evidence of a surge among younger generation...
The oldest graves in a cemetery in Hertfordshire could be reused after concerns that the area will run out of room for burials within a decade. Almost all the graves date back to before 1949 with many...
Church of Ireland has confirmed that a member of staff has been suspended pending the outcome of a police investigation into allegations of sexual assault. The development comes after a 42-year-old ma...
The Church of Scotland has officially apologised for its historical links with chattel slavery. Adopted at its General Assembly, the Church states that it is “grieved beyond telling” and is commit...
A Pentecostal church pastor who was caught using his mobile phone while driving has avoided a ban after claiming his congregations would suffer if he was unable to drive. A police officer had spotted ...
A church pastor has appeared in court following the death of a man who drowned during a baptism ceremony at a house in Birmingham. Forty-eight-year-old Cheryl Bartley, of Life Changing Ministries, has...
Congregants at a church in Wednesbury, in the West Midlands, have been left shaken after thieves targeted church property and food bank donations. The break-in happened at St Luke’s Church on Elwell...
A spoken word performance about fatherhood, faith and family brought tears, a standing ovation and a golden buzzer on the latest episode of Britain’s Got Talent. Before performing in Saturday's ...
Tens of thousands gathered in central London on Saturday for the Unite the Kingdom (UTK) march and a separate Pro-Palestine Nakba Day rally, which prompted the Met Police to deploy thousands of off...
A Christian street preacher, pastor in Bristol has been cleared after police dropped a months-long criminal investigation into his street preaching. In a statement on Saturday, Pastor Dia Moodley said...
Christian footballer Antoine Semenyo said scoring the winning goal in Manchester City’s FA Cup triumph had felt “surreal” after his rise from non-league football to Wembley victory. Speaking aft...
Two major protests have been scheduled to take place on Saturday in central London, prompting a huge police operation and government action as thousands of officers have been deployed across the cap...
A 21-year-old man from Manchester who died in 2018 is on the way to becoming the Catholic Church’s first Gen Z Saint. Pedro Ballester has been put forward for beatification and canonisation by the D...
Wes Streeting, a prominent Labour MP who has spoken openly about his Christian faith, has resigned as UK health secretary amid mounting pressure on the British government following a series of electio...
Reform, the national magazine of the United Reformed Church (URC) has been renamed after people confused it with the political party Reform UK. The church said loyal readers had become tired of people...
Pope Leo has encouraged Christians taking part in Thy Kingdom Come to boldly share their faith, saying the gospel is “not something about which we can keep silent". In a video message marking the st...
Nesil Caliskan, the Labour MP for Barking has been appointed as the new Faith Minister. She succeeds Miatta Fahnbulleh, who resigned on Monday after calling for Sir Keir Starmer to stand down as Prime...
