The Prime Minister has appointed a former MP to a senior role to promote the freedom of religion or belief around the world. David Burrowes, who was MP for Enfield Southgate for 12 years until 2017 ha...
Christian Democratic Unionist MPs Gregory Campbell, Paul Girvan and Jim Shannon have tabled a motion in parliament in support of Päivi Räsänen, a Finnish member of parliament who's ...
The Bishop of London has called on the Government to delay the requirement for all health workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Speaking in the House of Lords, the Right Reverend Sarah Mull...
An Iranian pastor has been re-arrested two weeks after being released from prison. Pastor Matthias (Abdulreza Ali) Haghnejad was re-arrested on 15 January just two weeks after being released on 3...
A bishop from the Church of England has spoken out about government plans to abolish the BBC licence fee. Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, the Bishop of Ripon has praised the Corporation’s role in developi...
Masks will no longer be required in churches in England from January 26. Congregations were forced to return to mask-wearing before Christmas, when the Government amped-up guidelines in the wake of th...
The Faith Minister says the government wants faith-based organisations to be at the centre of the country's recovery from the pandemic. Speaking at an online summit with leaders from all th...
An International consultation has begun on whether Anglicans globally could have more of a say on who will be the next Archbishop of Canterbury. The Consultation has been set up by the Archbishop&rsqu...
Bishops in the House of Lords are among peers who have rejected a range of measures in the government’s Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. They were debating proposed measures for Englan...
The Bishop of Durham has expressed concern that that changes to the asylum system will make it harder for people. Rt Rev Paul Butler spoke in the House of Lords, stating concerns that a new bill would...
A new law on the personal legal status of Christians in Egypt is soon to be approved in the country, the Vatican News has reported. The draft law will be discussed shortly after Parliament opens ...
The Church of England has renewed its commitment to reaching carbon net zero by the end of the decade by signing up to a new scheme run by a Christian charity. All 42 dioceses have pledged to be...
Democratic Unionist Party member Jim Shannon broke down in tears in the House of Commons as angry-faced MPs demanded answers following the news of another Government gathering. Witnesses have te...
The former Archbishop of York, John Sentamu has shared his experience of being stopped and searched by police in London. Speaking at the House of Lords, the independent crossbencher said that, on one ...
Boris Johnson has been called to step down as Prime Minister following reports of a Downing Street gathering during 2020's lockdown. Police are in contact with the Cabinet Office over claims a sen...
Michael Gove has given property developers just two months to sign up to a £4 billion plan to eradicate dangerous cladding. If companies fail to sign up, a new form of tax could be put in place....
The Archbishop of Canterbury is calling for reforms in the provision of social care which prioritise the value of the person over the financial cost. Speaking to the Guardian newspaper, the Most...
MPs are stressing the need for urgent action to help prevent genocide in Afghanistan. At a debate in Westminster Hall the All Party Parliamentary Group on International Freedom of Religion or Bel...
Former Conservative Party leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith has urged athletes to think carefully about boycotting the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Discussion continues to build in the lead-up to the...
Attempts to overturn the Supreme Court ruling in a case against a Belfast bakery have been rejected. The case reached its conclusion seven years after the Christian-led Ashers Baking Co. refused ...
