Serbia has protested over the detention of eight Serbian Orthodox Church priests in neighbouring Montenegro after thousands of people attended a religious procession despite a ban on gatherings becaus...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged religious leaders to challenge “inaccurate and harmful messages” fuelling ethno-nationalism, stigma, hate speech and conflict am...
A prayer movement which usually centres around mass gatherings has adapted its plans to have a virtual ‘upper room’ for 24/7 prayer and activities to do at home. The Thy Kingdom Come praye...
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has announced that it has become the UK’s first public inquiry to hear evidence in a virtual public hearing. The hearing, which ...
A poster of the praying hands emoji has popped up in many home windows in Devon. Rediscover Church in Exeter encouraged their members to do it to let people know they are praying for the coronav...
Anglican churches will begin streaming their services online from this week, the Bishop of Chelmsford has said. Religious buildings in the UK have been shut for nearly two months to halt the spread of...
The Church of England has responded to the government's phased plan to reopen society and the official guidance which notes that churches could reopen across the board from July. Though there was ...
A Christian politician has said he finds the Government's failure to include places of worship in its first phase of plans to ease lockdown measures "regrettable". On Sunday, the Prime M...
The bishop in charge of planning how the Church of England will re-open its buildings has said worshippers will have to get used to a new normal for "some time to come." Rt Rev Sarah Mullall...
The Catholic Church in England and Wales has said the UK Government should treat the effects coronavirus has on ethnic groups as matter of urgency. New analysis by the Office for National S...
More than 20 Church of England cathedrals have encouraged their communities to have a picnic in their household on VE Day. A website has been set up for people to share their picnic online and p...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has called on people to honour the sacrifice of the 1945 generation by remembering reconciliation and holding on to hope. In an address to mark the 75th anniversary of VE ...
Bishop Michael Nazir Ali, the former bishop of Rochester, has said culture is as important as the economy when it comes to returning to normal. On Thursday, the Bank of England predicted a 14 pe...
The Bishop of London is set to lead an online church service on Sunday with the aim of celebrating nurses and healthcare workers that have sacrificed so much during this coronavirus pan...
Australian cardinal George Pell knew a notorious paedophile priest had been moved decades ago because he had sexually abused children, and should have removed an unstable priest in another parish who ...
Key workers in the frontline battle against Covid-19 should be paid a real living wage, the Archbishop of York has told the Lords. The Rt Rev John Sentamu said the current coronavirus crisis had under...
A 29-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of an elderly church warden and the attempted murder of three other people, police said. Zara Anne Radcliffe will appear before Cardiff Magistrates...
Dioceses can start opening church buildings to live stream services straight away and each Diocesan Bishop is to inform parishes of the specifics. The House of Bishops met on Tuesday over Zoom a...
The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, has spoken of the responsibility of churches to fight climate change, following a new report. Christian climate charity Operation Noah has rele...
French bishops have expressed their frustration after being told they are prohibited from holding in-person services until at least 2nd June. At the end of last month, French Prime Minister&...
