The Bishop of Crediton has said one of the most special parts of Christmas for her is singing carols, although she takes issue with some of the words. In her Christmas message Rt Rev Moira Astin said ...
In politics, more can happen in a week than a year – and 2025 was packed with plenty of twists on both the global and national stage. From the shocking assassination of Charlie Kirk, to political le...
Bear Grylls has spoken out against organised religion saying it has ruined the story of Jesus. The Christian adventurer, who doesn’t often go to church, told The Times God isn’t found there: “Yo...
A church in Derbyshire is appealing for campanologists for its newly-restored bells. The bells at St Giles Killamarsh have been silent for the last four years, but following a £76,000 grant from the ...
As reports of a ‘quiet revival’ continue to encourage Christians across the UK, on the Isle of Wight, there has been a decline in the number of people identifying as Christian. Analysis of 2021 ce...
On the last weekend before Christmas, teams of retail chaplains will be on hand to offer extra support. Most of the volunteer chaplains belong to Workplace Chaplaincy Mission UK and are engaged eithe...
There has been outrage among Christian students at a university in York following a controversial portrayal of the traditional nativity. York St John University’s LGBTQ network put on a production...
Reform UK’s deputy leader has released plans to use redundant church buildings to ensure that pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are taught closer to home. Comments made b...
A leading social justice think tank has said the Church of England could play a decisive role in strengthening family life by reducing or covering wedding fees for low-income couples. The Centre for S...
Supermarkets across the country have sparked widespread Christmas controversy as they have been selling cards that mock the birth of Jesus Christ. Sainsbury's is one of the retailers that has been...
Premier Christian News has learned that a member of the panel selecting the next Archbishop of Canterbury was being investigated over a safeguarding complaint. The person who brought the complaint ha...
A Christian volunteer has been criminally charged for standing silently near an abortion facility, in what supporters say is the first prosecution under England’s new national buffer zone law. Isa...
A leading Christian media trust has called for the BBC to restore formal obligations to represent faith in their programming. This comes as the government launched a review of the broadcaster’...
Former President of the Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland, Clive Johnston, has had a decision on his case delayed after he gave evidence at his trial. The retired pastor faces two charges und...
From global prayer movements to church division, AI worship controversy and political fallouts, 2025 has been a year where Christianity repeatedly found itself at the centre of the news agenda. These ...
Comedian Jimmy Carr said his Christian faith played a key role in why he waited until the age of 26 to lose his virginity. Speaking on The Louis Theroux Podcast, the 53-year-old explained that growing...
A church volunteer in Aigburth, Liverpool, is preparing for her 75th nativity at the same church. Pam Knowles first started teaching Bible stories to children at St Anne’s in 1951, aged 15. Now ...
An inquiry into the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI) has been opened by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. It comes as “serious and significant” failings in the church’s safeguar...
A recent study has found that 80 per cent of single people enjoy attending carol services, but only 40 per cent liked going to church on Christmas Day. The research was carried out by the Single Frien...
A pastor who was previously a drug dealer and addict has brought hope and winter essentials to thousands this Christmas with his church’s foodbank. Mick Fleming, the pastor of the Church on the ...
