The CEO of Christian charity Pilgrim’s Friend Society says new rules exempting those aged 85 and over from forcibly having an energy prepayment meter fitted don’t go far enough. Energy sup...
The chairman of the Global Anglican Future Conference, GAFCON, has used his presidential address at their latest meeting to repeat calls for the Archbishop of Canterbury to repent. Speaking ...
Churches in the UK should improve communication around death and the theological case for the afterlife and dying, a new report by think tank Theos has found. Co-authored by Dr Marianne Rozario and Li...
Members of Operation Mobilisation (OM) have been mourning their founder and leader of 45 years, George Verwer, who died on Friday. Known for his extraordinary legacy in mission work, Verwer's pass...
Tributes are being paid to George Verwer, the founder of Operation Mobilisation, following his death. The 84-year-old missionary died last night, surrounded by his family, at his home near London, fol...
A Labrador has brought joy to a church in Keswick after sniffing out precious silverware feared to have been gone for good. The chalices and plates were stolen from St John's Church in Keswick dur...
A woman arrested while silently praying outside a closed abortion clinic has had her bail conditions dropped. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was praying in her head within a zone under a public spaces protecti...
The coming coronation of King Charles at Westminster Abbey is “a wonderful underlining of the legitimacy of his reign and a prayerful opportunity to dedicate his reign to God”, according t...
Visitor numbers at England’s cathedrals are showing a strong return towards pre-pandemic days with many recording more than a 100 per cent increase on 2021 figures. Figures collected by the Asso...
A Christian charity campaigning to find nature-based solutions to the global climate emergency has condemned the government’s new energy strategy, calling it “utterly irresponsible.”...
Labour voters are the most likely out the major political parties to oppose people with strong religious faith from becoming Prime Minister, or the head of devolved nations like Scotland or Wales...
Members of the British Medical Association (BMA) have launched a four-day strike in a dispute about pay that the head of Christian Medical Fellow (CMF) says needs to be reconsidered. Junior doctors in...
A man has been charged and is set to appear in court in connection with a stabbing incident outside a church in Nottingham. Nottinghamshire Police officers were called to Saint Stephen's Church at...
Nicky Gumbel has preached a sermon from the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem to mark Easter Sunday. He appeared in the Holy Land despite clashes in recent days, as Easter, Passover, and Ramadan fall at the sa...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has used his Easter sermon to give clarity on the decision to invest £100 million into communities impacted by the Church of England's historic slavery links. Th...
The leader of the Labour Party has met with Manchester church leaders and volunteers to mark Easter. Sir Keir Starmer hosted a roundtable ahead of the Christian celebration to learn more about how chu...
The prime minister has praised churches for offering a “sense of belonging” to people “across the country” as part of his Easter message. Rishi Sunak proclaimed Christian value...
A crucifix that was rescued from the remains of a church destroyed in the Battle of the Somme is being returned. During World War I, churchgoers decided the artefact needed to be moved to a safer loca...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has spoken candidly about taking antidepressants to allow him to maintain an "Eeyore status" instead of "something much worse." As part of a three-part...
A new survey has revealed one in ten Brits consider Easter eggs to be more important that the resurrection when it comes to Easter – and a quarter of respondents calling themselves Christian don...
