The Salvation Army has called on the Government to include Universal Credit Advance Payments in its new Debt Respite Scheme, warning that many could be trapped in a debt spiral if nothing is done to ...
A senior officer from the Metropolitan Police has written to Faith leaders in London to urge them to follow the lockdown rules. The letter from Commander Catherine Roper was written last week, ahead...
Two men have been arrested at a Christian bookshop and tearoom after it refused to obey Covid-19 restrictions and remained open to customers. Police say that they attended 'The Mustard Seed' ...
Police officers have stopped an evangelical church from holding a baptism service in breach of the national coronavirus lockdown restrictions. About 30 worshippers had gathered at The Angel Church in ...
Anglican Church leaders have called on the UK government to make a stand for a peace future by signing an international treaty banning nuclear weapons. The archbishops of Canterbury and York as well a...
Sadiq Khan has commended the work of London's black majority forces in trying to foster good relationships between young ethnic minorities and police. The London mayor said black majority church...
Lichfield and Blackburn cathedrals are among Anglican cathedrals which have offered their buildings up to local health providers to help with the mass planned Covid-19 vaccination programme. Both Lich...
A group of religious leaders has launched legal challenge against the decision to close churches for public worship in England and Wales during the second lockdown. More than 100 church leaders are se...
The Diocese of Carlisle is teaming up with BBC Radio Cumbria and other local churches to organise what it hopes will be Cumbria’s biggest socially-distanced Christmas carol sing-along. The region...
Churches in Northern Ireland will continue to open its doors to the public despite the circuit-breaker lockdown being extended. It was announced on Thursday that Northern Ireland's lockdown rest...
Christ Church Luton has become one of the first churches to offer its building for coronavirus testing. Located in Chatham, Kent, the church building has two parts. The bottom floor is being used for ...
Trussell Trust food banks handed out a record 1.2 million emergency parcels in the six months to September, the charity reported. More than 470,000 of the supplies went to children, showing the scale ...
Conservative MP Desmond Swayne has said he is "appalled" at the ease with which the British people have allowed their religious freedoms to be "dispensed with" during the Covid-19 lockdown. In a s...
A pastor in London has decided to disregard England's government lockdown rules that forbid in-person church services. Pastor Regan King of The Angel Church in Islington insists he isn't a l...
As part of its sweeping review into statues of historical figures with dubious pasts, St Paul's Cathedral is now contemplating the removal of a monument to the most senior British army officer t...
The CEO of the Student Christian Movement (SCM) has told Premier that the government's plans aimed at getting students in English universities home before Christmas are "brutal and confusing" and ...
The leader of House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, has recited a verse from the Gospel of Luke after being asked to conduct a review into the restrictions imposed on places of worship during the second...
An Emmerdale storyline will soon involve a couple deciding to abort their baby as it has Down's syndrome. Campaigners and Christian parents of children with Down's syndrome say it is offensive...
Parents in Scotland will no longer be allowed to physically discipline their children without committing a criminal offence. Under new legislation that came into force over the weekend, any parents ...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has paid tribute to the sacrifices of millions of "anonymous" people who have "put aside all they hold dear" during the pandemic. Most Rev Justin Welby's words were de...
