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Actor Martin Freeman has revealed that his childhood hero was Jesus Christ. In conversation with The New Statesman, Freeman was asked who he most looks up to. “My childhood hero was Jesus as portray...

A folder of Second World War papers belonging to a Church of Scotland elder have been found hidden in a desk bought at auction, 18 years after his death. Ian Rodger, from Glasgow, served as a Captain ...

Fans of pop star Harry Styles have been surprised to seemingly spot him at St Peter’s Square, for the announcement of the new Pope. Thousands waited in the Vatican City on Thursday for Pope Leo XIV...

Church leaders from across denominations say they are praying for the new Pope, Leo XIV, as he begins his first full day as the 267th pontiff. In the Anglican Church, the Archbishop of York, Most Rev ...

Keir Starmer has declared VE Day the “greatest victory” ahead of attending a service at Westminster Abbey. The service, attended by King Charles, Queen Camilla and the Prince and Princess of Wales...

A new committee formed by the Catholic Union is bringing together national Catholic charities and organisations to address some of the most pressing concerns in society today. The Parliamentary and So...

The UK evangelical Church is experiencing growth and renewed spiritual openness, according to new research by the Evangelical Alliance. Their latest Changing Church survey reveals that church attendan...

Twenty-three-year-old Joshua Steel found a "great sense of peace" that he couldn't find anywhere else when he started attending Catholic Mass in Britain. Twenty-six-year-old Dan Williamson was dri...

The Church of England’s asset manager has warned fast-food giant McDonald’s it may divest its £89m stake unless the company improves its response to modern slavery concerns. CCLA Investment Manag...

A safeguarding report into Bangor Cathedral has revealed a culture of “excessive drinking” and inappropriate sexual behaviour, after concerns were noted by the Archbishop of Wales, Most Rev Andrew...

A man arrested in connection with a series of disturbing incidents involving animal carcasses left near churches in the New Forest has been released on conditional bail. The 47-year-old from Totton wa...

TV personality Jeremy Clarkson has come under fire after making a controversial comparison between Jesus Christ and a con artist. In a satirical column in The Times, the Clarkson’s Farm presenter ap...

Belfast City Council has approved a six-week pilot scheme to extend Sunday trading hours, a move that has been strongly criticised by the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Under the trial, shops will b...

A former church treasurer has been sentenced to a year behind bars after admitting to defrauding Lisburn Baptist Church of more than £400,000. Ernest Reddick, 60, of Dromore, Co Down, used his posit...

The 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) will be marked by church bells ringing out across the country – and a replica Spitfire outside St Paul’s Cathedral in London. The Church of England (...

A vicar in Yorkshire will live like a hermit as part of a medieval re-enactment this May. It's part of a celebrations for St Mary's Church in Hook near Goole which is celebrating its 800-year...

The Scottish Episcopal Church has agreed to an official 'Declaration of Friendship' with the Catholic Church. The declaration will need to be presented at General Synod, but marks a signific...

Clergy at Winchester Cathedral are “rejoicing” after an increase in the number of people attending services over Holy Week and Easter. Overall, there was a 13 per cent increase in the number of pe...

The Football Association (FA) has written to the Liverpool footballer Cody Gakpo after he revealed a shirt bearing the words ‘I belong to Jesus’ during a match at the weekend. The letter reminded ...

A man has been charged with multiple offences, including religiously aggravated criminal damage, after two churches in Lancashire were defaced over the Easter weekend. St James’ Church in Leyland an...