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...
A report into how police forces in England and Wales tackle online child sex abuse has found "unacceptable delays and missed opportunities" in responding to allegations. It says too often sl...
The family of an 86-year old church warden killed in her own home, prompting a murder investigation, have paid tribute to a “loved” grandmother. Beryl Purdy, known as Bez, has previously b...
A founding member of the cross-party British political body, the Movement for Christian Democracy, has been named by Pope Francis as the next leader of the Vatican social policy think-tank, the Pontif...
The head of a Christian charity has encouraged the Church to step in and support those working in social care, following "disappointing" government funding cuts to the sector. In 2021 m...
Sunday church attendance in the Church of England has not recovered since the Covid pandemic. For the first time in its history, more than a quarter of Anglican churches no longer hold a service every...
