Author and magazine columnist Mary Killen has described the Book of Common Prayer as a 'holy life raft'. The UK's acknowledged expert on social etiquette, who's also starred in Channel 4's Gogglebox,...
Guildford Cathedral have welcomed a heavenly host of model angels this weekend. Forty-seven local schools constructed a range of different-sized angels to flood the building. They are placed all ove...
Guildford Cathedral has welcomed visitors to experience a light and sound installation to commemorate the World War One centenary for two nights only. The grade II listed building on Friday night was...
A poppy symbol will be projected onto the tower for four days in the run up to Remembrance Day. The annual poppy appeal organised by the British Legion in Guildford will see the Cathedral tower lit u...
The Archdeacon of the Gulf has suggested British outrage over a pensioner due to receive lashings in Saudi Arabia won't help advocacy work there. Fr Bill Schwartz has been speaking to Premier about t...
A Christian group has told Premier that it is unsurprised that more than 15-hundred children - including some as young as 10 - have been arrested for gun offenc Figures from police forces across the ...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged the Government not to sell guns to countries which "oppress" religious freedom. The Most Rev Justin Welby told the Lords that religious freedom was currently "t...
Ministers have urged councils to act quicker to shut down unauthorised sites Councils are being told to act more quickly to shut down unauthorised encampments and illegal traveller sites. Local gove...
A Gypsy church group is again facing criticism after setting up their annual conference. The Light and Life event takes place somewhere in the UK each year with thousands attending.This year the venu...
Almost half of Anglican clergy support breaking ties between the Church of England and the state. A survey shows four in ten clerics think the Church should be more independent.Polling by YouGov for ...
A new survey has found that 51 per cent of adults in the UK say they pray, and a fifth of them are not affiliated with a religion. Christian humanitarian charity Tearfund, which commissioned the surv...
A new survey has found that 47 per cent of British adults believe that the world would be a more peaceful place without religion. The Com Res survey was commissioned by religion think tank Theos as p...
Fifty per cent of young people who identify as Christians don't read their Bible more than once a month. New research published by Premier Youthwork Magazine has found just one in three read it a cou...
It's claimed half of the Church of England's cathedrals are facing financial challenges with concerns some may have to close. Running costs and dwindling public funding are said to be causing the pro...
A study's found 48% of parents are more worried about the first day of classes than their child. The report for the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) found almost three q...
Half of British adults say their children have a big influence on their own bedtimes. 51% of parents said bedtimes were an area their kids dictate; with 37% saying their children have control over th...
Visitors to medieval churches in England are being urged on Halloween to report unusual carvings known as "witches' marks". Historic England wants to better understand the engravings which were carve...
American pastor Phil Wyman has labelled Halloween "the most Christian festival". Speaking at a conference organised by Church Mission Society, he said: "Contrary to the reluctance of most people to o...
A survey's found the traditional practice of asking a father for his daughter's hand in a marriage before proceeding is on the increase. A poll for wedding planning website The Knot found 77 per cent...
The wife of an Vietnamese Lutheran pastor serving an eleven-year prison sentence says the extent of harassment experienced by her family at the hands of officia Tran Thi Hong, the spouse of Nguyen Co...
