Lincoln Cathedral's chancellor has appeared in court accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a church party more than 20 years ago. Rev Paul Overend, 54, who's Canon Chancellor at Lincoln Ca...
A church in Northern Ireland has been "spoken to" by police after it refused to obey the latest Covid-19 restrictions. Tandragee Baptist Church in Co Armagh was reported to the authorities after meet...
Justin Welby has condemned the killing of at least 110 farmers in Nigeria by extremist group Boko Haram. The attack happened in the village of Koshobe and other rural communities in Borno State, whe...
Star of stage and screen Sheila Hancock has suggested the government did more harm than good by forcing places of worship to close down during the two national lockdowns. The 87-year-old actress, who&...
A group of churches and local families in High Town, Luton have come up with a creative and Covid-safe idea for people to enjoy advent in the lead up to Christmas. Twenty four households across the ...
Children under 16 who wish to undergo gender reassignment can only consent to having puberty blockers if they are able to understand the nature of the treatment, the High Court has said in a landmark ...
The Archbishop of York has said he does not want things to return to how they were before the coronavirus outbreak. Speaking to Premier, Stephen Cottrell said that UK society should focus on building...
Struggling parents admit they would avoid celebrating Christmas if they could as they face financial and mental health pressures during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research. Action for Chi...
A Nottingham tequila bar has officially applied to become a place of worship in a bid to beat the tier 3 restrictions and remain open for business. The 400 Rabbits bar owner James Aspell said he filed...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has lent his support to a new campaign aiming to combat loneliness over Christmas. Justin Welby is backing efforts by a coalition of organisations to connect communities v...
Police have apologised after a pastor was accused of breaking coronavirus regulations while holding a religious service online. Reverend Daniel Mateola said he was "treated like a criminal" when offic...
The Church of England will be listing all their available outdoor carol services this December to reflect the Government's permission to allow outdoor singing for the whole congregation in churche...
Victims and survivors of the Fishmonger’s Hall terror attack are being remembered a year on from the killings. Tributes have been paid to Jack Merritt, 25, and Saskia Jones, 23, who died, as well as...
The Government has released guidance for England for the Christmas period about how to limit coronavirus infection, allowing outdoor carol services and door-to-door carolling. It includes advice a...
The Northern Ireland Executive has backtracked after putting in place harsher rules on the broadcasting in places of worship. On Friday the government amended legislation decreasing the number of peop...
A Catholic boarding school has been ordered to stop admitting new pupils as a result of "serious" failings. The Department for Education (DfE) has launched enforcement action against Ampleforth Colleg...
The UK Government has taken a stand against gender-based sexual violence. Last week it launched a policy paper entitled “Declaration of humanity by leaders of faith and leaders of belief”. The doc...
A charity that helps Christians reach, serve and empower older people has recommended how to engage with elderly family members this Christmas. It's after England's chief medical officer sai...
As churches prepare to open for public worship after England's lockdown ends on 2nd December, they've been given more clarity on how they can celebrate the Christmas season. Christian MP And...
A town centre chaplain in part of the country that has dropped from Tier 1 into Tier 3 has told Premier she doesn't think many Christians in the area will come back to church any time soon. Kent...
