The government will focus its Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) protection efforts in ten countries, according to special envoy David Smith. The MP for North Northumberland told reporters he would ...
The minister for safeguarding, Jess Phillips, has told a parliamentary group that faith communities must step up when it comes to preventing abuse in faith communities. Earlier this year, she received...
A group of bishops will take collective responsibility to shape a way forward on matters of sexuality, marriage, relationships and identity after the Church of England announced it wouldn’t appoint ...
An inquiry has been launched into a parochial church council (PCC) in York over its governance, financial controls and concerns over possible misconduct or mismanagement. The Charity Commission initia...
The Leader of the House of Commons has ruled out any move to scrap daily prayers before Parliament begins its business, saying the institution remains “attached to the Church of England, and that’...
An 83-year-old retired priest was among 29 people arrested in London at the weekend while taking part in a protest in support of the proscribed group ‘Palestine Action’. Rev Sue Parfitt who’s fr...
The United Reformed Church (URC) has passed an emergency resolution in response to the Israeli government’s actions in Gaza. At a meeting of its General Assembly, Rev Steve Faber, who is the URC'...
The Right Revd Moira Astin has been officially welcomed as the new Bishop of Crediton during a Service of Installation at Exeter Cathedral. The installation, a tradition which sees a bishop formally p...
Negative backlash to Rachel Reeves crying in Parliament demonstrates a persistent unfair judgment of women, according to Christian midwife and writer Michelle Tant. The Chancellor was seen crying on t...
The funeral of Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother, André Silva, has been held at Igreja Matriz de Gondomar (the Mother Church of Gondomar) in Portugal. The brothers died in a car crash on T...
The Chair of the Church of England’s Crown Nominations Commission has said it must approach choosing the next Archbishop of Canterbury with an open mind. Lord Evans of Weardale, a former director-ge...
A Methodist minister has alleged that Palestine Action are being unfairly penalised on the basis of race, as the Court of Appeal has refused to block a ban on the group. The campaign group has been p...
The sound of monastic music will be heard in a Devon Abbey for the first time in nearly 500 years in August. It follows the discovery of a piece of music in a 15th-century book which had been housed i...
Big Church Festival has dropped the Newsboys from their lineup following allegations of sexual assault against former lead singer Michael Tait. The US Christian rock band had been set to play in Suss...
Safeguarding at Blackburn Cathedral requires ‘urgent improvement’ according to an independent audit. The findings of the review, which was carried out as part of a rolling programme across the Chu...
Popular Cornish Christian festival Creation Fest has introduced an entry charge for the first time in its 24-year history. Tickets to the family festival, held at the Royal Cornwall Showground, have t...
Football fans have shared prayers for Liverpool FC forward Diogo Jota, who has died in a car crash aged 28, alongside his brother, André Silva. Three weeks prior to the accident, Jota married his chi...
A major project has launched to protect Scotland’s historic churches and the treasures they hold, amid predictions that a third of these buildings could close by the end of this decade. Led by the S...
Churches in Southend are opening their doors to support anyone mourning the heartbreaking death of seven-year-old Leonna Ruka, who died when part of a tree fell in Chalkwell Park last Saturday afterno...
Christianity is consistently underrepresented in mainstream media, with the majority of coverage giving excessive weight to negative stories, according to a new report. The Christianity in Media 2025 ...
