New figures released by the Office for National Statistics has revealed a quarter of pregnancies in England and Wales resulted in abortion in 2019. More than 200,000 pregnancies out of 821,809 recorde...
The Archbishop of York has claimed that people in England feel “left behind” by the “metropolitan elites” in London. The Most Rev Stephen Cottrell, the Church of England’s second most senior...
The Catholic church has launched an investigation after a priest called on his parishioners not to take the Covid-19 vaccine which he described as "bio-terrorism". Father George Roth, of St Mary's...
The former Archbishop of Wales, Most Rev John Davies, has said it would be a 'slap in the face' for gay Christian couples if the Church in Wales does not reconsider its stance on blessing same...
The megachurch Hillsong has accused the BBC of misrepresenting it in its recent documentary 'God Goes Viral'. The show, made by Nick Aldridge for BBC4's Storyville series, covers how Hil...
Thirty percent of the candidates recommended for ordination training in the Diocese of Southwark this year are from UKME or BAME backgrounds. Five out of a total of 17 candidates were put forward betw...
A Christian charity has reported a £30.2 million increase in grants for the 'Pandemic Year' 2020, allowing them to distribute over £115m to churches and charities. Stewardship UK says that d...
Vandals have returned to a church in Hertfordshire less than a week after it suffered thousands of pounds' worth of damage. St Mary Magdalene's in Caldecote was first vandalised on Thursday...
A former Church of England vicar, who worked for more than 30 years in parishes across north England, has been jailed for a fourth time for possessing images of child sexual abuse. Paul Battersby ha...
Family and friends of murdered sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman have gathered at a vigil to remember the two women on what would have been Nicole’s 29th birthday. Large crowds lit candles and...
A retired vicar sewed his lips shut outside the main entrance of media giant News Corp UK at the Shard in London to draw attention to the alleged silencing of climate science by Rupert Murdoch and New...
Christian BBC presenter Dan Walker has taken to social media to express his joy over being able to sing again in church. Walker, who is currently hosting the BBC's Olympic Breakfast, posted on I...
A church in Wiltshire has found a novel way of getting parishioners into the pews - it has installed a huge indoor slide to transport people from its first floor entrance to the services which are hel...
Young victims of sexual abuse and exploitation are being offered new support through a pilot programme launched by a Christian charity. The Children's Society's Support Rethought programm...
Christian non-executive NHS director and magistrate, Richard Page, who was sacked for expressing in the media that children do best when raised by a mother and a father, has died. He was suspended fro...
Team GB swimmer Daniel Jervis has thanked God and his family church for their support during his Olympic participation. "I want to thank my village, obviously, of Resolven and I want to thank my chu...
Details of two London homes lived in by the 16th century statesman Thomas Cromwell have been revealed following a new study. As King Henry VIII's advisor, he was a key figure in the English Refor...
The charity and church The Salvation Army is warning that government Covid support that ends in the Autumn could cause rough sleeping to increase massively, even though figures showed a drop in homele...
A man has appeared in court accused of assaulting a priest praying in a cathedral in Scotland. The priest was attacked in St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral in York Place, Edinburgh, on Monday morning. ...
A church in Hertfordshire in the UK has been vandalized, with windows smashed, powder fire extinguishers let off inside and decorations attacked and bleach thrown over floor and altar. St Mary Mag...
