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Churches in the state of Victoria, Australia, will soon be held vicariously liable for child sexual abuse committed by their priests, under new retrospective legislation expected to be introduced to...

Four Christian independent schools have lost a High Court challenge over the government’s imposition of VAT on private school fees. The claimants include Emmanuel School in Derby, Branch Christian S...

MPs and peers who sit on Parliament's Ecclesiastical Committee have criticised the Church of England’s plans to automatically hold clergy disciplinary hearings in private. The proposals for chur...

The Bishop of Manchester has said he doesn’t believe the predatory behaviour of grooming gangs is "confined to any particular ethnic, cultural, or religious group". Rt Rev David Walker’s comments ...

A landmark parliamentary decision to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales has drawn strong criticism from Christian campaigners. MPs voted 379 to 137 in favour of an amendment to the Crime and ...

Religion think tank Theos has highlighted the often overlooked work of churches in promoting community integration for refugees and asylum seekers, and recommended that the government formally include...

A former MP has told Premier that two potential amendments to abortion legislation have been “tacked on” to an existing bill, in a move she thinks could prove dangerous for scrutiny. MPs are being...

A rare 1588 edition of the first complete Welsh Bible will go on display in Wales for the first time. Translated by Bishop William Morgan in the year of the Spanish Armada under Elizabeth I, the Bible...

Christians are among the 1200 people recognised for service to country, culture and community in the King’s Birthday Honours list. Recipients include Rev Canon Dr Malcolm Arthur Brown, Director of F...

A new study has found that many victims of the Windrush scandal have received much less compensation than they were entitled to - because they didn't have legal advice. The government’s Windrush...

The Church of England has published a new booklet of biblical reflections and prayers to mark the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. The Nicene Creed, which is one of the foundational stat...

Church of England leaders have expressed concern after racial justice funding was slashed from £26.7 million to £12 million over the next three years. This comes despite the Church’s endowment gro...

The Christian Legal Centre has warned Westminster City Council and the Crown Estate that it may take legal action if trans-inclusive Progress Pride flags are flown along Regent Street during Pride Mon...

Christian schools and families plan to appeal a High Court decision upholding the government’s imposition of 20 per cent VAT on independent school fees. The Christian Legal Centre-backed case argue...

For the first time since 1848, the bells of St Michael’s Church in Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire, have been silenced overnight after noise complaints from three households. The noise complaints led C...

A Northern Irish pastor has told Premier that violent scenes in Ballymena have stirred up memories of “30 years ago” for local communities. Three teenagers have been arrested on charges of rioting...

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced her first multi-year spending review on Wednesday, dividing up more than £2 trillion of public money between government departments and setting their budgets ...

A local Islamic community have been amongst the first to contact a vicar after his church windows were vandalised. The panes at Great Yarmouth Minster are thought to have been broken by two teenage...

The Archbishop of York has apologised for safeguarding failures in the Church Commissioners’ annual report. The Church Commissioners manage the Church of England’s property and investment portfoli...

An appeal rejection from the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has brought to a close a lengthy legal battle involving a teacher who was fired for expressing her views on gender and sexuality. ...