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Catholic church officials have come under scrutiny for their decision not to contact the police about a ‘physical argument’ between a priest and an elderly widow parishioner, despite the w...

Over 700 medical professionals are urging MPs to back a change in the law which would lower the abortion time limit from 24 to 22 weeks. In a letter to all 650 MPs, they call on them to vote in suppor...

Retired priest, battling arthritis, sets out on 200km Easter walk for charity  A 75-year-old priest has started his mission of trekking more than 200 kilometres by Easter, despite grappling with ...

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have cautioned the UK Government that their proposed new definition of extremism may cause "more division." Communities Secretary Michael Gove is due t...

The Church of England will not adopt a set of cast-iron criteria when deciding whether to baptise asylum seekers as it was impossible to see into someone's heart, a bishop said on Tuesday amid a r...

A former Church of England priest, Matthew Firth, has shed light on a concerning trend of asylum seekers seeking baptism, only to “melt away” when asked to become involved in the church co...

A woman who was famously arrested for praying in her head close to an abortion clinic, will testify “tolerance over censorship” on Tuesday, as proposed buffer zone legislation is considere...

Female leaders in the Church of England are calling for a more diverse Church as they celebrate 30 years since the first woman was ordained as a priest. Berners-Wilson was the first of 32 women to be ...

The national debt help charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has sounded the alarm about the growing number of UK households on low incomes being pulled into debt, simply to pay for essential livin...

Esther Ghey, the mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey, recently met with Emma Jenkinson, the mother of one of her daughter's killers, five weeks after the sentencing for murder. Ghey said ...

A new document has shed light into how student ministry The Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship (UCCF) actively encouraged its workers to resign between three and five years of being in the...

A Dorset pensioner is facing trial after holding up a sign near an abortion clinic which read: “Here to talk if you want to.” While Livia Tossici-Bolt was holding the sign at the facility ...

The Church of England in Lancashire has achieved an important milestone in developing its environmental credentials. The Diocese of Blackburn has been awarded the Bronze status of the national A ...

One of the fastest growing churches in East Sussex is hoping to secure a multi-million pound heritage grant to develop a heritage experience that could lead to an increase in tourism and a positive im...

The review into abuse by John Smyth has received a further setback after a survivor withdrew consent for his data to be used. Smyth was a former chair of the Iwerne Trust which ran Chri...

A Catholic priest in London says he has been left 'shaken' and 'disturbed' after conducting what has been described as a 'fake funeral'. The service at the London Oratory Roman...

The Church of England is to broadcast a special service to mark Mothering Sunday this weekend. The online service tomorrow, March 10 will feature music by Andrew Earis and St Martin’s Voices and...

 The Diocese of Carlisle has been awarded nearly £600,000 by the Church Commissioners to further support mission and ministry across Cumbria. The money will fund the creation of a new churc...

One of the UK’s largest grant-making charities has pledged £1.5 million to Church of England to help support 60 churches achieve net zero by the end of 2025. The selected will be known as ...

The number of potential victims of modern slavery reached a record level last year, with 17,004 people referred to the Home Office. A quarter of all those referred (4,088) were female, with children (...