A toolkit, including prayer and theological resources, has been produced by the Church of England in response to churches and individuals concerned by the situation in Afghanistan asking what they can...
Churches in Pakistan have stepped up security following the Taliban's return to power in neighbouring Afghanistan. Senior clergy in the Protestant and Catholic Church have agreed to tighten ...
A Catholic priest appointed by his diocese as a chaplain for Nottingham University has been denied recognition by the University due to his use of language in tweets about assisted dying and abortion....
Some Scottish Catholics are accusing the government at Holyrood of diminishing democracy following its recent consultation on whether home abortions, brought in during the pandemic, should be made per...
An inquiry into current child protection policies in religious institutions, such as Baptist, Methodist, Afro-Caribbean Churches and other non-conformist churches, as well as other religions, has foun...
A Catholic bishop has warned congregants within the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in India to be vigilant of telephone scammers seeking to trap Christian women and girls within their community. Bishop ...
The Church of England has launched a ground-breaking project to digitally map every grave and feature in every churchyard in the country in order to provide a free online resource to the public. The n...
The former US Secretary of State has said that Afghan Christians may face mass killing at the hands of the Taliban. Mike Pompeo, who served in the Trump administration, said that the situation is...
A church in Weaverham, Cheshire, has created a ‘Covid Corner’, a space to reflect on the positive and negative experiences of the coronavirus lockdown. St Mary’s Church hopes to enco...
A 16-year-old boy has been left with burns covering 60 per cent of his body after an acid attack in India. Nitish Kumar, was assaulted at 6.30am in the morning while he was on his way to the market. N...
The Church of Scotland has appointed its first ever dedicated minister for the veterinary community. Rev Allan Wright, who is based in Newcastle and a vet himself, will carry out pastoral support duti...
Whipped by the Taliban and shoved from behind by other desperate Afghans, marriage certificate in hand, Sharifa Afzali thrust her cell phone at the U.S. soldier barring the Kabul airport gate. O...
Christian climate campaigners took over St Paul’s Cathedral on Sunday to protest against the Church of England’s investments in fossil fuels. Protesters, which included members of clergy, ...
Pope Francis on Sunday called on the world's Christians to pray and carry out fasting to ask God to bring about peace and coexistence in Afghanistan. Speaking to pilgrims and tourists in St. Peter...
A scheme in the UK giving £500 worth of professional meditation help to couples going through separation will be expanded following early signs of success, according to the Government. The...
A group of refugees and asylum seekers will be joining Christian groups and other faith societies in a sponsored interfaith run in London. The Interfaith Fun Run on Bank Holiday Monday in Barnet in no...
A Bangladeshi Christian teacher is in hospital with multiple injuries following an attack by his relatives. Shamim, 30, is a Christian convert from Islam and was running adult literacy c...
Clergy in the Church of England from a UK minority ethnic background can now join others in a group that aims to encourage each other's vocation and support them. The group has been set...
Israel's top Jewish religious authorities have told the Vatican they are concerned about comments that Pope Francis made about their books of sacred law and have asked for a clarification. In a le...
32 students from a Baptist school in Nigeria have been freed following their kidnap in July. Authorities in northern Nigeria have announced that three groups of students have been released withi...
