The Christian Institute has reacted to new data from Citizens Advice showing an increase in online searches for divorce guidance during the coronavirus outbreak. Searches for 'divorce' were up...
The Trussell Trust, which has a network of UK food banks in churches, forecasts a 61 per cent increase in food parcels from October to December, equating to 846,000 food parcels being given out. Its n...
The Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), Rehman Chishti, has resigned over the government's new Brexit bill, which has been criticised by some as an ill-ad...
The CEO of the UK Evangelical Alliance has said the Government needs to improve the way it handles places of worship when it announces new coronavirus restrictions. Last Tuesday, the new "rule of si...
A church in Guernsey has shown its support for the LGBTQ+ movement by projecting the colours of the Pride rainbow onto its tower. The Town Church in Guernsey, which is part of the Church of England, b...
A new national landmark dedicated to answered prayers has been granted planning permission. The Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer will eclipse the size of the Angel of North and Brazil's Christ the ...
Stockton North Labour MP Alex Cunningham has told Premier it's time to end long, unpaid work experience placements for young people. Mr Cunningham, who’s a Christian, has put forward a Private M...
Blackburn magistrates court has heard how a man suffered a severe leg break as he attempted to steal lead from a church roof. Jamie Campbell Caddis, 36, spent five days in hospital following the acci...
A Labour councillor in Newquay has written to the Home Secretary urging her to deport a pastor who welcomed the cancellation of an LGBTQ+ pride event in a social media post. Councillor Stephen Hick ...
The Church of Scotland has urged Glasgow Council to scrap what it calls “reckless” proposals to cut funding from advice centres. The Presbytery of Glasgow argued that it was “incomprehensible�...
Police have made an arrest after a man was spotted waving a gun around inside a West Midlands church. The West Midlands force said it responded to reports of a threatening man inside St Paul's Ch...
It has been confirmed that Katie Piper will join the presenter line-up of Songs Of Praise. The former Strictly Come Dancing star will join the show in the harvest edition which which will air later ...
Researchers at the University of St Andrews have received a large funding grant of £365,000 for a new study which combines areas of theological and psychological the human imagination. One of the...
Christian environmental charity A Rocha UK has welcomed recommendations from the nation's first national citizens' assembly on climate change. On Thursday, the group released its final repo...
A Christian expert on viral disease and vaccines has questioned the government's plans for mass-coronavirus testing. The multibillion-pound "Operation Moonshot", would see 10 million tests carri...
The Church of England has exonerated the dean of a prestigious Oxford University college after investigating him for alleged safeguarding failures. The Very Revd Professor Martyn Percy, Dean of Chris...
The number of people waiting for an organ transplant has risen to five-year high as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, new figures show. The NHS has issued an "urgent plea" to people to make their ...
A new study has given insight into how Catholics in the UK responded to the coronavirus lockdown. The survey was commissioned by Catholic Voices, a project to improve the Catholic Church's repre...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has confirmed that churches in England will not be affected by the government's decision to restrict social gatherings to a maximum of six people amid a steep rise in...
The Bishop of Manchester, who joined the House of Lords on Monday, has talked about the importance of having a faith perspective in the governance of the UK. In an interview with Premier, Rt Rev Da...
