A speeding driver who killed a church volunteer as she walked home with her shopping has been jailed for three years. Stephen Milligan says he was "goaded" by another motorist before losing control of...
New research has revealed how vital the Bible has been for Christians during the coronavirus pandemic. According to a poll carried out by Savanta ComRes and commissioned by new Bible study app WordG...
The leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has said the ban on religious services during lockdown is "not supported" by scientific evidence, and has predicted a U-turn. Cardinal Vincent Ni...
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said conversations are happening with faith leaders to reach an agreement on the closure of places of worship during lockdown. Speaking to the House of Commons on ...
As England heads into a second lockdown, the Archbishop of York is calling on the nation to come before God in prayer. Speaking to Premier, Most Rev Stephen Cottrell admitted that it has been "a tough...
The Prime Minister has been asked to recognise the importance of religious gatherings and if churches can re-open as soon as possible. Places of worship will be closed from Thursday in England for fou...
Guidelines have been published on how local Remembrance Sunday activities can take place, ahead of tough new coronavirus restrictions for England. Only limited communal singing is permitted, events sh...
The UK’s chief scientific adviser has admitted to the Science and Technology committee that scientists working on the pandemic “haven’t got good evidence” to justify imposing the new lockdown ...
A 400-year-old crucifix belonging to a priest who was suspected of being involved in the Gunpowder Plot has gone on display in a convent. Father Edward Oldcorne was friends with Guy Fawkes and went in...
Forcing elderly veterans to stand outside on Remembrance Sunday because of a lockdown ban on communal church worship has been branded "imbecilic". Peers at Westminster highlighted steps already taken ...
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has joined a host of other faith leaders in calling for the government to permit public worship during the upcoming lockdown in England. The group letter, w...
Candles have been lit at York Minster as part of a Day to Remember, marking those who have died during 2020. Families were welcomed into the cathedral on Monday - All Souls' Day - to pray and to l...
A former magistrate will today have his discrimination case heard by the second-highest court in England. Richard Page has been embroiled in a five-year-long legal battle after allegedly being removed...
Royal Mail is celebrating Christmas with a series of six special stamps telling the story of the Nativity through stained-glass windows. Scenes from windows in six churches across the country, coverin...
A group of church leaders has said it will sue the government over its decision to close churches in the new lockdown set to begin on Thursday. Seventy-one church leaders have signed the pre-action ...
A national day of prayer should be held to comfort people during the pandemic, MPs have suggested. DUP MPs Jim Shannon (Strangford) and Ian Paisley (North Antrim) called on the Prime Minister to "init...
Four men have pleaded guilty to drug offences after dealing cocaine from a property owned by the Church of England. The group was arrested in Ide, near Exeter, Devon, back in May after police dis...
The family of two British teenagers who died in a parasailing accident while on holiday in Greece have paid tribute to their “beautiful” and “talented” children. Cousins Jessica Hayes, 15, and...
Just over half of UK adults feel it's "even more important" for them to send Christmas gifts to loved ones this year because many don't expect to visit their families due to the pandemic. Th...
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has urged Church of England clergy to embrace the spiritual practice of prayer as England heads into a second national lockdown. In a joint letter, Welby, al...
