The actor Ricky Gervais has criticised suggestions by the Pope that people who choose to have pets rather than children are selfish. Speaking to the Radio Times podcast, the 60 year old writer of ‘A...
The Bishop of Durham has expressed concern that that changes to the asylum system will make it harder for people. Rt Rev Paul Butler spoke in the House of Lords, stating concerns that a new bill would...
The former Bishop of Liverpool who conducted a review into the Hillsborough tragedy says a parable in Luke 18 about a widow and an unjust judge gave him the strength to continue. Ninety-seven Liver...
The Church of England has renewed its commitment to reaching carbon net zero by the end of the decade by signing up to a new scheme run by a Christian charity. All 42 dioceses have pledged to become...
Roughly 30% of Evangelical Protestants want more in depth teaching and less than 10% want shorter sermons, according to a survey released. Grey Matter Research and Infinity Concepts released a report ...
An Anglican priest and two Christian climate activists "went too far" after intersecting a commuter train, a court has heard. Christian Climate Action (CCA) protestors - Rev Sue Parfitt, 79, Fr Martin...
Michael Gove has given property developers just two months to sign up to a £4 billion plan to eradicate dangerous cladding. If companies fail to sign up, a new form of tax could be put in place. The ...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has shared his thoughts on mandatory vaccines while urging people to get vaccinated "to look after their neighbours". "I'm not personally in favour of compulsory vac...
The Church of England says the rate at which churches are closing across the country is slowing – despite more than 400 closing their doors in a decade. Recent analysis of Church of England data ...
Christians are being urged to sign up to a pledge committing to offering hospitality to a stranger this year. The charity co-ordinator and director of Afghan Welcome, Dr Krish Kandiah is pioneering a ...
The Archbishop of Canterbury is calling for reforms in the provision of social care which prioritise the value of the person over the financial cost. Speaking to the Guardian newspaper, the Most Rev...
MPs are stressing the need for urgent action to help prevent genocide in Afghanistan. At a debate in Westminster Hall the All Party Parliamentary Group on International Freedom of Religion or Belief ...
A Catholic charity says it's delighted that Facebook has suddenly lifted restrictions imposed against its work. Charity, Aid to the Church in Need, had been running a campaign on the site calling ...
Health expert Francis Davis has suggested ways that Christians and churches can support NHS staff, as hospitals face staff shortages, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Defence is to prov...
Former Conservative Party leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith has urged athletes to think carefully about boycotting the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Discussion continues to build in the lead-up to the...
Tributes are being paid to a “true servant of Christ” following the death of a Church of Scotland minister. Rev George Cowie was clerk to the Presbytery of Glasgow and a Chaplain-in-Ordinary to H...
Attempts to overturn the Supreme Court ruling in a case against a Belfast bakery have been rejected. The case reached its conclusion seven years after the Christian-led Ashers Baking Co. refused to w...
Leicester Cathedral has closed for major restoration work till Autumn 2023. Work began in October 2021 on the £12.7 million restoration project in which repairs will be made and a new visitor and le...
In the wake of the devastating Manchester Arena attack - which saw 22 people killed - the city's cathedral sat within the exclusion zone. Now, almost five years later, a memorial has opened alongs...
The firing of a nurse for wearing a cross necklace discriminated against her Christian beliefs, a tribunal has ruled. In a landmark ruling, the Employment Tribunal declared that Mary Onuoha's dism...
