The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams has said the most popular hymns chosen for weddings and funerals are like “baby food” in terms of their lyrical content. Speaking in The Times, ...
Actor and comedian Russell Brand has thanked Christian TV personality Bear Grylls for helping baptise him in the River Thames last week, in a video reflecting on his “first week as a Christian.” B...
Oxford's Christian community is poised to lead a meaningful procession through the city to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day, also known as Yom HaShoah in Jewish communities. This event alig...
BBC heads of religion and ethics have confirmed that faith programming will stay on television and radio, not just digital platforms, as the BBC celebrates a century of religious broadcasting. Tim Pem...
A Maths teacher who lost his job after using the ‘wrong’ pronoun for a pupil has taken his appeal to the High Court. Joshua Sutcliffe was banned from teaching a year ago by the Teaching Regulation...
The Religious Education Council of England and Wales has introduced an innovative 'toolkit' designed to enhance the quality of Religious Education (RE) in schools across England, responding to...
A human rights organisation has called upon the Nicaraguan government to protect the lives of eleven pastors jailed on “sham charges”, as senators press President Biden to sanction the country. T...
A grateful Grandfather and Church elder, who recovered “miraculously” from Strep A and septic shock, is raising money for the hospice which helped save his life. Harry Marsh spent a month on intra...
Many in the Catholic and Anglican education sector have praised government plans to lift a faith-based admissions cap on new free schools in England. Under the current rules, only half of students can...
Prayers are being said for the family of a 14 year old boy who was killed in a stabbing in north east London this morning. Four other people were injured in the incident involving a man with a sword....
The Archbishop of York has praised the work of church magazine editors, saying they play a vital role in helping churches reach out into their local communities. Most Rev Stephen Cottrell was marking ...
Actor and comedian Russell Brand has shared his experience of being baptised in a social media post. After months of openly discussing his journey of faith with millions of followers, the 48-year-old ...
The Catholic bishops of England and Wales have issued a 14-page document sharing details of their stance on gender ideology. The pastoral letter stated that the Catholic Church is firmly opposed to me...
Catholic churchgoers in Scotland are being encouraged to lobby their Members of Parliament against the recent Assisted Dying Bill, which could see assisted dying legalised in the nation. In a pastoral...
A nude knitted vicar and four woollen friends have caused a national – and international - stir after complaints were made about them being displayed in a café window. The story hit the headlin...
The UK and 17 other nations have issued a joint statement calling for the release of all the hostages being held in Gaza. More than 250 were taken by Hamas militants on October 7th and it's unclea...
Survivors of Church-related abuse say “the devil will be in the detail” of the Church of England’s National Redress Scheme, which has just been published. It shows that if approved, the den...
The Bishop of St Davids has expressed his deep concern following a stabbing incident at a school in Carmarthenshire on Wednesday. Rt Rev Dorrien Davies says his thoughts and prayers are with the injur...
The Church of England says that services at a church made famous by the 1994 film Four Weddings and a Funeral are set to become less frequent unless a churchwarden is found. St Michael's Church ...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has said the UK has a "moral responsiblity" to fix the housing crisis, arguing that expensive, temporary and unhealthy housing options are “blighting the lives and futu...
