Rt Rev Martyn Snow, Bishop of Leicester, has been introduced in the House of Lords. During a short ceremony led by the Bishop of Durham and St Albans, the 54-year-old swore the Oath of Allegianc...
Churches of all denominations are being encouraged to join a new initiative to tackle poverty. The Churches Together Shire & Soke group has written to every church in the Northamptonshire, P...
A Glasgow church café has been honoured in the Scottish parliament for its lifeline service to people struggling with the cost of living crisis. 'New Den Café', run by Denn...
At least eleven former or serving bishops in the Catholic Church in France will potentially face either prosecution or church disciplinary action after being accused of sexual violence. The form...
A Christian pro-life group has launched legal action against Birmingham City Council after it imposed a so-called 'buffer zone' outside an abortion clinic. In September, the council issu...
For the first time in centuries, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine will allow worshippers to celebrate Christmas on 25th December, as marked by the Gregorian calendar. The East and the West have fo...
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has joined forces with the Church of Scotland to tackle the cost of living crisis. Mr Gorden and Very Rev Dr Martin Fair, Moderator of the Gene...
Pope Francis wound up his trip to Bahrain on Sunday by visiting the oldest Catholic church in the Gulf, telling bishops, priests and nuns to remain united as they ministered to the faithful in the maj...
The COP27 conference has begun in Egypt, as world leaders gather in an attempt to turn the tide on climate change. Rishi Sunak will be addressing the conference after a U-turn decision. The Prim...
A new version of the Online Safety Bill is to be brought forward to the House of Commons before Christmas, and Christian campaigners are urging the government not to let it slip through the cracks.&nb...
Relatives of death row and life inmates in Bahrain held a small protest along Pope Francis' motorcade route on Saturday calling for freedom of political prisoners in the Gulf Arab state. It was no...
An aspiring MP says he's been the victim of bullying and harassment because of his Christian beliefs. David Campanale, who is the prospective parliamentary candidate for the Liberal Democrats in t...
Pope Francis said Mass for thousands of Catholics in Bahrain on Saturday, thrilling members of the small foreign Catholic community from around the Gulf and urging them to show kindness to their hosts...
Christians are being urged to pray for brothers and sisters in Christ experiencing extreme difficulty because of their religious beliefs. Sunday is the ‘International Day of Prayer for the Perse...
As world leaders gear up for COP27, a new study suggests Catholics want the government to do more to tackle climate change. The YouGov poll suggests six in ten Catholics feel the government is n...
The evangelical wing of the Church of England has criticised the Bishop of Oxford's call for the church to back same-sex marriage. On Thursday, Rt Rev Steven Croft, published a 52-page essay...
A Christian monastery that is believed to pre-date Islam has been found in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It's the second such monastery found in the area - the first was discovered in the early ...
Pope Francis on Friday appealed to religious leaders to help bring the world back from "the brink of a delicate precipice" and oppose a new race to rearm that he said was redesigning Cold Wa...
A street preacher has been found not guilty of hate speech after suggesting the Muslim prophet Muhammad was a paedophile. Shaun O'Sullivan was accused of causing religious and racially motivated h...
The number of listeners engaging with the Church of England's Daily Prayer audio service has surpassed 1 million. The podcast features short services for both the morning and the evening, and foll...
