The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the state of Washington over a newly enacted law that requires Catholic priests to break the seal of Confession in order to report suspected child abuse or negl...
The Archbishop of Wales has issued an unreserved apology following governance failings at Bangor Cathedral. In a statement published on the Church in Wales’ website, Most Rev Andrew John said he had...
A Christian MP has told Premier Christian News that she believes the Assisted Dying Bill to be “safe, compassionate and careful”. The Bill has reached its First Reading in the House of Lords, havi...
A street preacher stopped by police outside King’s Cross Station has told Premier News that the gospel “irritates people” because it brings conviction. Transport Police have launched a senior-le...
The Bishop of London has spoken of her concerns for the most vulnerable, as the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill passed its third reading in the House of Commons by a narrow margin on Friday. ...
The Bishop of Chelmsford has issued a prayer for Iran as tensions escalate between the country, Israel, and the United States. The Rt. Rev. Dr. Guli Francis-Dehqani was born in Iran in 1966, but her f...
More than 17,000 people flocked to ExCeL London on Saturday, June 21, to hear Rev. Franklin Graham preach the Gospel—while thousands more had to be turned away at the door. The God Loves You Tour, h...
Canterbury Cathedral has hosted a poignant memorial to the more than 500 people known to have lost their lives attempting to cross from Calais and Northern France to the UK. The official figure of 500...
Senior Church of England bishops and over 200 clergy have voiced strong concerns over recent moves in Parliament to decriminalise abortion at any stage of pregnancy. The amendment, which passed the Ho...
The UK's Metropolitan Police have announced a review after an officer attempted to stop a street preacher, saying that publicly declaring the Gospel was “all wrong.” A video taken outside King...
The Bishop of Guildford has descended his Cathedral’s tower, in a daring community fundraiser. Right Revd Andrew Watson abseiled nearly 50 metres (160 feet). He was joined by staff, bell ringers and...
Christian campaigners and MPs have responded to the passing of the Assisted Dying Bill in Parliament, with many insisting they “must not give up”. The bill, which would allow terminally ill adults...
Rev Franklin Graham has said he would “absolutely” pray with Russian president Vladimir Putin if given the opportunity. Speaking to Premier during a visit to London on Friday 20th June for his God...
Liverpool’s Metropolitan Cathedral, renowned for its distinctive ‘wigwam’ shape, has been granted Grade I listed status. Affectionately known as “the Mersey funnel”, the cathedral was comple...
Churches in the state of Victoria, Australia, will soon be held vicariously liable for child sexual abuse committed by their priests, under new retrospective legislation expected to be introduced to...
Four Christian independent schools have lost a High Court challenge over the government’s imposition of VAT on private school fees. The claimants include Emmanuel School in Derby, Branch Christian S...
MPs and peers who sit on Parliament's Ecclesiastical Committee have criticised the Church of England’s plans to automatically hold clergy disciplinary hearings in private. The proposals for chur...
The Bishop of Manchester has said he doesn’t believe the predatory behaviour of grooming gangs is "confined to any particular ethnic, cultural, or religious group". Rt Rev David Walker’s comments ...
A landmark parliamentary decision to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales has drawn strong criticism from Christian campaigners. MPs voted 379 to 137 in favour of an amendment to the Crime and ...
Religion think tank Theos has highlighted the often overlooked work of churches in promoting community integration for refugees and asylum seekers, and recommended that the government formally include...
