A church in Somerset's lowered its flag to half-mast, to mourn the death of a famous duck in the village. The bird, known as Desmond Drake, was killed by a fox. He lived for 25 years - well above the...
A father who attends church has been banned from bringing his son with him, after his Muslim mother contested it in court and won. According to the Mail on Sunday the father, who can't be named for l...
The father of a seriously ill 20-month-old boy quoted the Bible in a court, where he said his son "needs help" as he fights a decision to end the toddler's life Tom Evans (pictured wearing blue in im...
The father of a college student who was stabbed to death with a hunting knife as he stood up for his friend has spoken of his shock at the indifference of his s Malcolm Mide-Madariola, 17, was knifed...
The father of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence has made the humbling decision to forgive his son's killers, saying he has embraced Christian faith. Nearly 25 years after losing his first child, Nev...
Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has revealed he was recently diagnosed with testicular cancer. Linehan tweeted that he "got a bit of bad news recently", adding that he had a "little touch of the ol...
A Christian charity has welcomed a new poll outlining the top 50 things fathers should be able to do, but says being a dad is more than what you can do round th Who Let the Dads Out was speaking afte...
It is difficult for fathers to be both best friends and role models to their sons, says the CEO of Christian charity Family Matters Institute. Trevor Single's comments to Premier come after a former ...
A Christian youth charity has called for a change in culture, after knife crime in the UK rose by 13% since last year. Official figures found the increase in crime was even higher in London, at 18%.T...
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...
