The Archbishop of Canterbury has paid tribute to the Pope on the tenth anniversary of Francis’ inauguration. In a statement released by Lambeth Palace, Most Rev Justin Welby said : “...
Pope Francis says he supports ‘humanitarian corridors’ to bring refugees to Italy and other European countries. He was speaking while meeting hundreds of refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, ...
A Christian theology lecturer has been sacked and threatened with a counter-terrorism referral by a Methodist bible college for a tweet on human sexuality that went viral. Dr Aaron Edwards, 37, who is...
The Diocese of Portsmouth has apologised to families after removing items from graves at a church on the Isle of Wight. It follows complaints by a mother who discovered sentimental items had been...
The Kremlin said on Friday (March 17) that Ukraine was "illegally attacking" the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) - which until recently accepted the authority of the patriarch of M...
The Chair of charity Faith in Later Life is urging the government to do more to address the country's lack of carers. Stephen Hammersley was speaking to Premier after the latest figures show Engla...
The human rights campaigner Bianca Jagger is challenging the President of Nicaragua to prove that a Catholic Bishop imprisoned for 26 years in the country is alive. In a video posted on Twitter Ms Jag...
A Uyghur Christian, Alimujiang Yimiti, from Kashgar in China’s north-west Xinjiang province has been released from prison after serving a 15-year sentence. According to Texas-based China Aid Ass...
Churches Together in England (CTE) are encouraging Christians from all traditions to join daily prayers for the King and the nation between Easter Day and May 6th. A statement released by the Presiden...
A shrine in Uganda that attracts one of the biggest annual Christian gatherings in the world holds water that is holy but not fit for consumption, according to local church authorities. Christian pilg...
An American pilot who was detained in Mozambique while working with Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) has been provisionally released. MAF confirmed in a statement that Ryan Koher had been granted pro...
Prominent football-player and church-going believer, Christian Atsu, is to be buried today in his native Ghana, after being killed when an earthquake hit Turkey. Ats...
Parliamentary intervention would "free up the vast majority of Anglican clergy" who want to see same-sex marriage in the Church of England, Christian MP Ben Bradshaw has said. The Labour MP ...
The Diocese of York has been experiencing a wave of scam emails that have been targeting local church office staff and volunteers, often claiming to come from the church vicar, or even the Archbishop ...
For the first time in its 700-year history, a monastery in Spain will accept women and girls into its choir. The Abbey of Monserrat, home to the famous Escalonia all-boys choir, will create a new cham...
Conservative MP for Don Valley, Nick Fletcher, has taken to social media to defend his support for the party’s Immigration Bill and dismissed comments on his Christian beliefs. Last week, Fletch...
A former education union leader sitting on the panel deciding the appeal case of a Christian teaching assistant has been asked to recuse himself over a potential conflict of interest. The P...
Clause 10 of the new Public Order Bill has been condemned by Bishop John Sherrington, the Lead Bishop for Life Issues for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, over concern...
Pope Francis on Wednesday called for "respect" of religious sites in Ukraine, as he mentioned the monastery from which the Russian-aligned Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) is facing...
The Tower of London is to delve into the Christian symbolism and history of the Crown Jewels with a new exhibition in the Coronation year. The display in the Jewel House, where the priceless collectio...
