A ban on full Christian funerals for people who commit suicide has been lifted by the Church of England. The General Synod heard the ban was widely ignored which prompted calls for the Church law to ...
A paedophile children's doctor has been jailed for 22-years after he admitted sexually abusing 18 young boys in his care. Myles Bradbury admitted 25 offences in September, including sexual assault, v...
A group of extremists who used a church to drum up support for Islamic State have been jailed. Undercover officers infiltrated the Luton chapter of the banned group Al-Muhajiroun and secretly recorde...
A church which offered free school meals to children and a night shelter to the homeless has been forced to close after thieves set fire to the building during Greater Manchester Police is investiga...
The Catholic Church could be forced to pay out millions of pounds in compensation  over a historic child sex abuse scandal. Five child sex abuse survivors are seeking compensation from the Diocese o...
The leader of a Christian charity that sees hundreds of young people come to Christ every year has said the UK Church is failing to grow because it's neglecting Andy Hawthorne OBE said the Church was...
A Christian mental health expert has said the Church is failing to teach young people how to effectively work through their negative emotions, as new figures sh A new report from the Children's Socie...
A Christian charity has told Premier that the Church is failing to take animal cruelty seriously. Sam Chandler, secretary of the Anglican Society for the Welfare of Animals (ASWA) made comments follo...
The funeral of an 85-year-old Welsh soldier with no next of kin has taken place in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales with over 100 mourners in attendance, followin Revd Rachel Simpson launched the Faceb...
A local church has been busy flipping burgers for hungry football fans and promoting its role in the community. Volunteers from St Mary's Church have been making cooked treats for fans at Leeds Unite...
A Church of Scotland-backed charity helping some of the country's poorest people to become entrepreneurs has been awarded £225,000. Glasgow-based WEvolution says the Scottish Government grant will h...
A Christian mental health expert says that churches do not respect mental health problems in the same way that they do physical health issues. Will Van Der Hart, Pastoral Chaplain at Holy Trinity B...
A record number of church election hustings have been registered on the Christian charity CARE's election website. More than 325 hustings from all across the UK have been listed, an increase on the...
Churches should plan appropriate sermons in anticipation of a spike in couples filing for separation after Christmas, it has been claimed. The Association of Christian Counsellors said clergy should ...
Churches must banish "immoral" throwaway takeaway containers and plastic cups from concerts, bring and share lunches and other events, a conservation group has Arocha UK has called upon church leade...
Church staff should be given training in spotting the signs of domestic abuse to the same levels as police officers, a Christian charity has told Premier. Restored Relationships wants vicars, pries...
Church teaching on homosexuality is encouraging self-harm and suicides among lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people, a new report has claimed. Produced by the Christian charity, Oasis, the study clai...
The founder of Christian dating site Christian Connection has told Premier churches need to be more mindful about the way they exclude single people and inadver Jackie Elton has been speaking out aft...
Churches across the UK are marking Remembrance Sunday on the one hundredth anniversary since World War One ended. The National Service of Remembrance will be held at the Cenotaph on Whitehall, London...
Forty-five churches and chapels in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland's future has been secured as grants totalling £290,000 have been given from the Natio All Saints, Middleton Cheney, Northamp...
