Rishi Sunak is to become Britain's first Hindu Prime Minister. When he was Chancellor he lit a candle on the steps of 11 Downing Street to mark the festival of Diwali, the Festival of Lights,...
A group of victims of sexual abuse says the Catholic church is reacting too slowly to a report revealing assaults by French clergy on more than 200,000 children, and is urging President Emma...
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said the Russian Orthodox Church was allowing itself to be manipulated by the country's authorities to justify their war in Ukraine and urged i...
A Christian Conservative MP has said Boris Johnson would need to demonstrate that he’s reflected on the reasons why he resigned, if he were to lead the Tory party again. Johnson is expected to a...
Christian MP Tim Farron has accused Liz Truss and Boris Johnson of putting their ambition before the good of the country. In an interview with Premier, the MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale accused Ms T...
The Bishops of the Church in Wales have called for the new Prime Minister to prioritise the needs of the most vulnerable people. In a new statement, they've called for whoever takes over from Liz ...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has thanked Liz Truss her for time as Prime Minister and says he's praying for her. He tweeted on Thursday: "My prayers are with @trussliz and her family fo...
Politicians and church leaders have urged Christians to pray for unity as a new Conservative party leadership contest looms. "One of the things we can do as Christians is be praying for the...
Veteran South West Devon MP, Sir Gary Streeter, has called on the Conservative party to act to replace its current leader Liz Truss. The Plymouth Christian MP told Premier he believed the party ...
MPs have voted in favour of an amendment to the Public Order Bill to introduce 'buffer zones' around abortion clinics nationwide which would legally ban prayer, singing of hymns and the signin...
More than 10,000 people have signed a petition by Catholic organisation CAFOD, urging the government to fix the "broken food system." The document calls for stronger support for alternative ...
The YMCA in England and Wales is calling for welfare benefits to increase in line with inflation rather than wages. It comes as inflation rose to 10.1 percent in September - up from 9.9 percent in Aug...
Downing Street has confirmed that Jeremy Hunt is the UK's new Chancellor of the Exchequer. It follows the sacking of Kwasi Kwarteng on Friday, following turmoil on the financial markets afte...
Church leaders have sent a private letter to the Prime Minister urging her to abandon the possible relocation of the British Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The letter was signed by the Chur...
More than 30 refugee charities and organisations have written to the Prime Minister to get assurances the Homes for Ukraine scheme will continue to get government backing and support. There's conc...
A religious freedom watchdog has warned of Pro-Russian forces persecuting non-Orthodox churches in Ukraine. According to Release International, forces occupying areas in Ukraine have closed down...
Christian parents are calling on the Church of England (CofE) to urgently abandon transgender guidance which says that children as young as five should be affirmed if they want to identify as the oppo...
The Irish Bishops’ Conference has called for Catholics to lobby against poverty during the cost of living crisis. At its Autumn General Meeting this week in Saint Patrick’s College Maynoot...
The FBI has arrested a pastor for his alleged involvement in the US Capitol riots last year. William Dunfee, a 57-year-old pastor from Frazeysburg, Ohio was charged with felony and misdemeanour ...
Christian charity says government's 'short term' economic policy will tip 'millions more into poverty' The head of the national debt help charity Christians Against Poverty (...
