Congolese bishops have issued a statement on the grave challenges facing the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) caused by internal armed conflict and external exploitation. Delivered to the Cathol...
The UK and 17 other nations have issued a joint statement calling for the release of all the hostages being held in Gaza. More than 250 were taken by Hamas militants on October 7th and it's unclea...
Survivors of Church-related abuse say “the devil will be in the detail” of the Church of England’s National Redress Scheme, which has just been published. It...
A gospel singer and American Idol star whose death shocked many did not die in suspicious circumstances, police have said. Mandisa Hundley, 47, was found dead at her home in Franklin, Tennessee, last ...
Plans are underway to install a steel fence around a 12th-century church in response to persistent drug use, defecation, and littering problems. The proposed railings and gate at St Mary's Church ...
A new AI 'priest' named 'Father Justin', created by the Catholic teaching apostolate Catholic Answers, has faced backlash online. According to the organisation, the chatbot was designe...
A Russian Orthodox priest who led a memorial service last month at the grave of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been suspended from clerical duties and ordered to serve three years of "...
The Bishop of St Davids has expressed his deep concern following a stabbing incident at a school in Carmarthenshire on Wednesday. Rt Rev Dorrien Davies says his thoughts and prayers are with the injur...
The Church of England says that services at a church made famous by the 1994 film Four Weddings and a Funeral are set to become less frequent unless a churchwarden is found. St Michael's...
The Bishop of Lincoln has announced that The King has officially approved the nomination of the Rev Canon Dr Simon Jones as the next Dean of Lincoln, marking a significant moment for the Cathedral of ...
The Archbishop of York, the Most Reverend Stephen Cottrell, recently led a Rock Mass as part of the Diocese of Leeds' decade-long celebrations. The service, a fusion of modern rock music and tradi...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has said the UK has a "moral responsiblity" to fix the housing crisis, arguing that expensive, temporary and unhealthy housing options are “blighting ...
Aid to the Church in Need has called on the UK government to take action, following a fresh wave of attacks on Christians in Nigeria and an apparent lack of accountability. The Catholic charity presen...
Australian police have arrested seven teenagers suspected of extremist ideology in counter-terrorist raids connected to the stabbing of a bishop in Sydney. The youths are part of the same network as t...
Former Soul Survivor pastor Andy Croft is set to start a new season as he joins the leadership team of a church in Edinburgh. According to an update sent to church members and shared with Premier, Cro...
Tributes are pouring for former Labour MP and Minister Frank Field, who has passed away aged 81 after several years of being treated for cancer. Lord Field’s family announced the news in a state...
Spain is to set up a fund, to be financed largely by the Catholic Church, to compensate an estimated 440,000 victims of decades of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy, staff or teachers, the justice minis...
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have joined the Bishop of Southwark and other church leaders in expressing their “deep misgivings” about the Safety of Rwanda Bill, which was passed ...
Foreign Secretary, Lord David Cameron has backed calls to make the appointment of a Special Envoy for International Freedom of Religion or Belief a legal requirement. Addressing Lord Cameron on intern...
A Christian Conservative MP has told Premier Christian News he believes the recently passed Rwanda Bill is a good way of deterring migrants from crossing the English Channel. Gary Streeter made the re...
