The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have cautioned the UK Government that their proposed new definition of extremism may cause "more division." Communities Secretary Michael Gove is due t...
The Church of England will not adopt a set of cast-iron criteria when deciding whether to baptise asylum seekers as it was impossible to see into someone's heart, a bishop said on Tuesday amid a r...
A former Church of England priest, Matthew Firth, has shed light on a concerning trend of asylum seekers seeking baptism, only to “melt away” when asked to become involved in the church co...
A woman who was famously arrested for praying in her head close to an abortion clinic, will testify “tolerance over censorship” on Tuesday, as proposed buffer zone legislation is considere...
The national debt help charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has sounded the alarm about the growing number of UK households on low incomes being pulled into debt, simply to pay for essential livin...
A Dorset pensioner is facing trial after holding up a sign near an abortion clinic which read: “Here to talk if you want to.” While Livia Tossici-Bolt was holding the sign at the facility ...
Two bishops have jointly expressed their support for Amendment 172 to the Victims and Prisoners Bill. The amendment is currently at the Committee Stage in the House of Lords. It calls for the central ...
After announcing a 2p cut in national insurance in the Spring Budget on Wednesday, the Chancellor has said he wants to eventually scrap it altogether. Jeremy Hunt has said he thinks it’s a doubl...
Christians in the UK are expressing unease over a proposed government update to the definition of extremism. The revised definition, drafted to combat extremist ideologies, has some worried it could u...
British teenagers believe they will have a worse life than their parents, according to a new poll. The survey, conducted by YouGov for children’s charity Barnardo’s, shed light on the appr...
"You can be a practicing Hindu and a proud Briton, as I am. Or a devout Muslim and a patriotic citizen, as so many are. Or a committed Jewish person and the heart of your local community, all und...
Oxfam and Christian Aid will receive funds from the Scottish Government’s Humanitarian Emergency Fund (HEF) to assist displaced people and their host communities in South Sudan and Ethiopia with...
Thousands of Russians chanted Alexei Navalny's name and said they would not forgive the authorities for his death as the opposition leader was laid to rest in Moscow on Friday. At a cemetery not f...
A prominent human rights lawyer has expressed concerns about a Private Member’s Bill (PMBs) on conversion therapy proposed by a Labour MP, asserting that it could “constitute a seriou...
Christian Aid has said the UK government has neglected its legal and moral duty to do everything in its power to work to end the humanitarian suffering in Gaza. The statement was made after it was con...
Justin Welby admits mistake over refusal to meet Palestinian pastor The Archbishop of Canterbury has expressed deep regret over his initial decision not to meet with well-known Palestinian past...
A motion has been laid in the Scottish Parliament to formally recognise St Giles' Cathedral, describing it as "a prominent part of the life of Edinburgh and Scotland for 900 years." ...
A Committee of MPs has stopped short of calling for a vote on the issue of assisted dying. In a new report, the Health and Social Care Committee hasn’t recommended a change in the law, but inste...
Recent Ofsted reports show an increase of sexual harassment and abuse in schools. The complaints are significantly higher since 2017. According to the statistics, mentions of sexual harassment in Ofst...
A recent survey conducted in Northern Ireland has uncovered that half of the population describe themselves as practising Christians. This revelation comes as a stark contrast to the 2021 census data ...
