Two parents are starting jail sentences, after taking their malnourished baby to a faith healer at their church, instead of a doctor. Brian Kandare, 29, and Precious Kandare, 37, of Wednesfield, West...
Deeds for the grave of Eleanor Rigby are expected to sell at auction for £5,000. The name, made famous by The Beatles' song, is inscribed on a headstone in St Peter's churchyard in Woolton, Liverpoo...
Ann Widdecombe has accused theatre bosses of "denying free speech" after comments she made about science and sexuality led to her upcoming one-woman show being The recently elected Brexit Party MEP ...
Voters in Northern Ireland are being warned not to support candidates in favour of liberalising abortion laws when they take to the polls in next Thursday's dev Northern Ireland is the only region in...
Campaigner is to be given a seat in the House of Lords and will sit on Labour's benches in the Upper house. The mother of murdered London teenager Stephen Lawrence is to be made a Labour peer. Doreen...
Police are investigating after a second arson attack on a church in Belfast within three days left the building with significant damage. The second attack on Saintfield Road Presbyterian Church in th...
Reverend Canon Sue Field has been appointed as a Queen's Chaplain and also as an Archdeacon Pastor. Chaplain to the Queen is a personal appointment made by Her Majesty, making Sue a member of the Que...
The Dover School for All Nations is accused of telling pupils not to 'kiss or cuddle' until their wedding night. A school that has been criticised for its Christian teachings on sex and relationship...
Thousands of white origami doves are flying the length of the nave in Salisbury Cathedral to bring a message of resilience, peace and hope. The installation of 2,500 white doves is part of a city-wid...
Downing Street has denied that plans to relax Sunday trading laws in England and Wales have been put on hold, after opposition from the SNP. The Government had been planning to change rules which mea...
Crowds of people have gathered at Downing Street to protest against the treatment of non-Muslims in Pakistan. It comes after the murder of a Christian couple in the country earlier this month.26-year...
Alastair Bruce, the man tasked with ensuring the historical accuracy of Downton Abbey, has revealed that he was ordered by producers to "leave religion out of i Christianity, which would have been an...
Publicity surrounding the second investigation into Peter Ball encouraged a dozen new victims to come forward, an inquiry has heard. Sussex Police reopened the case into sexual abuse allegations made...
Dozens of students at a Roman Catholic school in Scotland have been given detention after they failed to attend a memorial service for two teachers who recently Around 50 senior pupils at Taylor High...
Dozens of churches and chapels in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are set to benefit from rescue funding. The National Churches Trust, the UK's church support charity, has awarded 54 churches £3...
Nearly 80 doctors across the country have warned against a proposed Bill on assisted dying in the UK in an open letter to MPs. In a letter to The Telegraph, signatories wrote: "We believe such propos...
Dozens of young people have been welcomed to Lambeth Palace by the Archbishop of Canterbury as they embarked on ten months of "monastic-inspired" living. The Most Rev Justin Welby met 27 Christians f...
Dr John Sentamu has announced that he will retire from his post as Archbishop of York on 7 June 2020, 3 days before his 71st birthday. In a statement, Dr Sentamu said: "I will be retiring from my pos...
Statement from the Archbishop of York on the publication of the Independent Inquiry by Her Honour Sally Cahill into the Church of England's response to all I wish to begin by expressing my gratitude...
The Archbishop of York has worn a clerical collar for the first time since he cut one up in protest at former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. Dr John Sentamu said he had "no choice" but to fulfil...
