The situation for religious minorities in 18 countries with already-shady human rights records has further deteriorated, a new report has concluded. Published by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) on Th...
A Church of England Canon has said her progression through the Church's ranks prompted her to receive hate mail. Revd Canon Dr Alison Joyce was sent abusive letters every time she was given a more se...
Woman church leaders are calling for sexual harassment and abuse claims in the Church of England to be reviewed by an independent mediator. In a letter to the Guardian, Jayne Ozanne, a senior member ...
Revd Louise Tinniswood is hoping to make them laugh when she performs a six minute stand up routine for Comic Relief later. A female curate is hoping to make them laugh when she performs a six minut...
The favourite to become the Church of England's first woman bishop has said she will not be putting her name forward for one of the available positions. Dean of Norwich, Very Revd Jane Hedges, told r...
The Archbishop of Canterbury's cricket team will be welcoming its first female players to join them in a match against the Vatican this summer. Â Thea Smith and Becky Heath-Taylor will be the first w...
Former This Morning presenter, Fern Britton, has said she struggled with her faith following three failed IVF attempts. In an interview with Press Association, she explained that her previously str...
Festival-goers at the Big Church Day Out in West Sussex have donated enough money to charity to provide more than one million meals for people suffering extreme Tearfund says it can now give 1,066,53...
The number of couples deciding to marry at a church or another religious building has fallen to an all-time low, according to new official figures. Data released by the Office for National Statistics...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has been urged to intervene in the administration of Wonga to ensure that poor people are not ripped off further. MP Frank Field has written to Justin Welby, asking him t...
One in five parents will be forced to go hungry during the summer holidays so they can afford to feed their children, the Christian charity the Trussell Trust h A survey showed that almost 1.5 millio...
New figures reveal more than ten Anglican churches are closing in Wales each year, equating to 115 over a ten-year period. Eight per cent shut their doors for good during the decade covered, the Chur...
Ten percent of Christians gave blood in 2014, compared to around 4% of the UK's general population who have given blood in the last two years. It comes as Churches across the country celebrate World ...
A survey by YMCA has revealed that two in three young people feel pressure to look good online and about the same number regularly worry about their appearance. The head of the YMCA's Be Real campaig...
A Christian campaigner from the Philippines has described a UN climate change summit in December as the "last hope" on the issue. Miguel Magalang, who has previously worked with former US Vice-Presid...
Asia's largest Catholic country has put global warming at the top of its agenda, following Pope's Francis' warning on climate change. Catholics in the Philippines are promising to gather 10 million s...
A short film that honours Muslims who stood up to extremists bent on killing Christians​ has been nominated for an Oscar. Watu Wote: All of us, which was part-funded by Christian humanitarian ch...
A new documentary highlights the effect Pope John Paul ll's visit to Ireland in 1979 had on the Northern Ireland peace process. A Plea For Peace, directed by David Naglieri and narrated by The Passio...
Movie star Chris Pratt took time out from filming to brighten up children and nurses at the Great Ormond Street Hospital. The star of the 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' movie franchise stopped filming at ...
Films helping people in their relationship with God have reached the top of the iTunes video podcast chart this week. The global Christian organisation 24-7 Prayer International is making one video f...
