The Bishop of Burnley says he fears a "Winter of destitution" unless action is taken to mitigate the effects of the energy price cap increase. The new price cap is due to be announced ...
The national director of the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need is calling on the next Conservative party leader and Prime Minister to put safeguarding freedom of religion or belief high on th...
Organisations have renewed their calls for a national plan to support Religious Studies in schools. The number of students taking an A-level in Religious Studies in England and Wales has fallen by 447...
An MP has admitted to "culpably and recklessly" exposing the public to risk of Covid-19 infection. MP Margaret Ferrier was in the court this week after she travelled on a train between Scotl...
A former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, who's also a Christian has said the Bank has been too slow in responding to the cost of living crisis. Dr Andrew Sentance wa...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has supported the Archbishop of Kenya in calling for preach and prayers, after the announcement of the African country's election results. William Ruto, the form...
The head of a Christian children's charity has called for churches to step in to help support schools and families after a damning report on children's attainment. Research by the Instit...
A Nicaraguan Catholic priest from a northern parish was detained after celebrating Mass, the Church said, amid rising tensions between the church and the government of Presid...
A Christian social entrepreneur is calling for a longer-term strategy to accommodate refugees from Ukraine after some host families said they won't continue the arrangement after the minimum six m...
Pope Francis on Sunday welcomed the departure from Ukrainian Black Sea ports of the first ships carrying grain previously blockaded by Russia, saying the breakthrough could be a model for dialogu...
Black church leaders from across the UK have urged the next Prime minister to “repeal the hostile environment legislation” that led to the Windrush scandal. In a video by the National Chur...
Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has named a co-founder and spokesman of the Islamist al Shabaab as minister for religious affairs, a move that could either help strengthen the fight agains...
Pope Francis has said he hoped the people of Lebanon can be comforted by justice over the Beirut port blast that killed at least 215 people two years ago, saying "the truth can never be hidd...
Several political parties initiated a parliamentary no-confidence motion in the Montenegro's government after it signed a long-disputed contract regulating the country's ties with the powerful...
A government minister is urging the Supreme Court to refuse the family of Archie Battersebee, in their plea for more time with their son. The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the R...
The Court of Appeal has refused to postpone the withdrawal of a life support machine from Archie Battersbee. The 12-year-old was due to have his life support switched off at 2pm on Monday, 1st A...
The funeral service of the former Northern Ireland first minister David Trimble has been held in County Antrim. Among the mourners at Harmony Hill presbyterian church in Lisburn, were Prime Minister B...
The mother of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee, has written an open letter to Health Secretary Stephen Barclay, urging him to help save her son's life. Hollie Dance has asked the government to forbid...
Sixteen faith groups working with the most vulnerable people in their communities will receive help to support their work through the government's £1.3m Faith New Deal pilot scheme. The...
The United Nations UN Committee on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities (UN CRPD) has issued an injunction stating that the UK government must keep Archie Battersbee alive while the committee consi...
