Over three in four adults are looking for ways to help those less fortunate this Christmas time according to World Vision. A YouGov (and Ipsos ) survey commissioned by the children's charity found...
The Bishop for Prisons and Deputy Chaplain General have been formally commissioned over Zoom by Justin Welby during a service of evening prayer conducted from Lambeth Palace. The Bishop of Gloucester,...
A church leader in Spain has said it is "very disappointing" that the Canary Islands have been removed from the safe-travel list, with Christmas only two weeks away. From 12th December, people retur...
Ofcom has received over 400 complaints about a storyline in Emmerdale which sees a woman contemplating aborting her pregnancy because the baby has Downs Syndrome. The actual episode where she decides ...
The Church of England is launching a new Rural Teaching Partnership to address teacher recruitment challenges faced by some C of E schools. The partnership, with the education charity Teach First and ...
Two notorious criminals who are serving life sentences for some of the worst offences of rape ever tried in England and Wales have had their minimum jail terms increased by the Court of Appeal. One of...
A retired teacher will appear in court next year accused of sexually assaulting boys at the prestigious Salisbury Cathedral School. Piers Le Cheminant, 75, has been served with a summons over alleged ...
A church treasurer who swindled more than £450,000 from charities has been jailed for three years. Craig McCulloch, 34, stole more than £130,000 in funds from the congregation and bank account of St...
Dame Barbara Windsor has been remembered for legacy not only in entertainment but also in raising awareness of Alzheimer's disease. The much-loved star, who suffered from the illness, died on Thur...
Premier League footballer Olivier Giroud has taken part in an online fundraising gala for the persecuted church. Giroud auctioned off his National French jersey worn on his 100th match with the nation...
C.S. Lewis' former secretary Walter Hooper has died at the age of 89. Hooper will be best remembered for spending his life, from Lewis's death in November of 1963 to his own death earlier this...
A church in Derbyshire has seen an outpouring of solidarity as hundreds of people committed to contributing towards the reparations of the church. All Saints' Church in Mackworth was completely ra...
A church in Haslemere, Surrey will become a vaccination centre from 15th December. This comes as the Pfizer and BioNtech vaccine is being rolled out in hospitals across the UK. St Christopher's ch...
With a Brexit trade deal currently hanging in the balance, how as Christians can we pray for the process and our post-Brexit world? Paul Morrison is a Policy Adviser for the Joint Public Issues Team r...
The Church of England has said it is admirable that many churches want to be vaccination centres but says churches need to think about the practical implications, such as potentially leaving the churc...
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is preparing a prosecution file over a County Armagh church's alleged breach of Covid-19 restrictions. The case relates to Tandragee Baptist Church, w...
The age requirement for playing the national lottery will be raised from 16 to 18 next October, as part of the government's "major and wide-ranging review" into the industry. The crackdown may r...
Christian environmental charity A Rocha is urging Christians to "really step up and take action" on climate change. Â Speaking to Premier, Andy Lester, conservation director for A Rocha, said that Ch...
A former staff member of the international development charity Tearfund has taken the organisation to an employment tribunal claiming he suffered racial discrimination, bullying and unfair and wrongfu...
Four Bristol-based street preachers have taken the Avon and Bristol police to court. Following their arrest in July 2016, Mike Overd, Don Karns, Mike Stockwell and AJ Clarke are bringing claims again...
