A Church of England bishop is calling on Christians to do more to help tackle loneliness among older people after a new poll found nearly half a million people Bishop of Crediton Most Rev Sarah Mull...
The Prime Minister says extremism needs to be tackled at grass-roots level, as fears grow about the number of British Muslim men travelling abroad to fight.&nbs One Labour MP has put the number of UK...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has warned against the Church ignoring the ministry and witness of young people. Most Revd Justin Welby made the comments ahead of this month's Youthwork the Conference, ...
The Church must continue to speak up and provide alternatives for three million families thought to be a pay cheque away from homelessness, its credit union has The Churches Mutual Credit Union (CMCU...
A population expert at the University of Essex says the Church needs a "historical revival" that's "really exceptional" in order for attendance to grow amongst Professor David Voas said Islam and bl...
The Evangelical Alliance have criticised the last government's economic policy, saying that it has not helped the poor enough. Their new report, called 'Good news for the poor?', found nearly four ou...
Awards celebrating those who've welcomed refugees in the UK take place on Tuesday with many faith communities among the applicants. In September 2015, the Government pledged to resettle 20,000 Syr...
A gay priest, who lost an employment tribunal claiming he was discriminated against by the Church, has accused it of not working within the law of the land. An employment tribunal panel ruled on Wedn...
The Church of England has raised concern at new data on poverty which shows another 400,000 children and 300,000 pensioners have fallen into poverty in the last The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) s...
An independent helpline has been set up for those abused by clergy in the Church of England. The line (0800 80 20 20) will be run by the NSPCC and can be used to provide information or raise concerns...
A new report has accused the Church of England of not doing enough to ensure its state schools don't cherry-pick prospective pupils by religion. The report published by multi-faith group, the Accord ...
The Church of England has been accused of discriminating against a lesbian couple by refusing to conduct their wedding. Janie and Lisa Davey-Collins (above, left and right) had invited Revd Heather A...
It's claimed that Anglican churches are charging telecom companies too much money to allow them to improve broadband and mobile connectivity in rural areas by i In February, the Culture Secretary ann...
The Church of England has been ranked second globally in an industry survey of Responsible Investors, with two leading figures working in ethical engagement for Combined work by the Church Commission...
The Church of England is bidding to open 125 free schools by the end of the decade. Confirming the move to the Church's General Synod the Bishop of Ely, Rt Revd Stephen Conway, said it's part of the ...
The Methodist Church in Britain and the Church of England have published a joint report in efforts to unify the Churches. It includes proposals to enable all presbyters and priests serving in either ...
The Church of England's governing body has given its welcome to proposals which could unite the Church of England and the Methodist Church. Members of the General Synod backed a motion on Friday welc...
The Church of England's ruling body has voted unanimously in favour of valuing people with Down's Syndrome. The General Synod backed a motion calling on the Government to ensure that parents who have...
The Church of England's General Synod has started holding its 'shared conversations' on same sex relationships. Three days of private discussions will be held between members in York on how the Churc...
The Bishop of Grantham has revealed that he is gay and in a celibate relationship, becoming the first Church of England bishop to publically come out. Nicholas Chamberlain said he is in a long-term r...
