At the start of the annual Prisoners' Week Christians are being encouraged to think about the needs of those behind bars. The organisation behind the week is appealing for prayers for everyone in jai...
Jonny Gios a Methodist Community Worker in Kendal has told Premier that the community spirit will overcome Storm Desmond. He was speaking after nearly 200mm of rain fell in Britain's wettest area Sha...
The Church of England's not putting its faith in its country's chances at the World Cup out in Brazil. It's released a series of prayers for the tournament including one for the England football team...
Thy Kingdom Come, the prayer campaign started by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York four years ago, has now reached almost 90 per cent of countries across t A new report out this week shows milli...
A Pictish stone described as a "once-in-a-lifetime find" has been uncovered in the Scottish Highlands. The stone, thought to have been carved about 1,200 years ago, is decorated with a number of Pict...
John Kirkby has dedicated his CBE to staff and volunteers - past and present - at Christians Against Poverty (CAP), the charity he founded 22 years ago. Prince Charles presented him with the Commande...
A Christian organ donor has raised concerns about the government's plans to introduce an opt-out organ register in England, as a study reveals the system would The system would presume people have a...
The son (pictured) of a church pastor in Kent accused of involvement in the Rwandan Genocide says he is "100 per cent confident" his father will be vindicated. Detectives from the Metropolitan Police...
Travellers have left up to 40 tonnes of waste outside an historic church in Essex and taxpayers have been left to pay for the clean-up. The rubbish was left behind near St Nicholas Church in Laindon ...
Bosses at Westminster Abbey have pointed to their impressive visitor figures after being branded "overrated" and "overhyped" by a US travel company. They responded to Far and Wide, a website which ha...
A Christian financial adviser has warned against falling into trap of Christmas overspending as new research claims 8 million Brits are in a financial hangover According to research from National De...
A group of so-called paranormal investigators have been barred from staging a meeting at the graveyard of a church in South Yorkshire. Rotherham-based Paranormal-X PXTV had planned to gather in Rawma...
A church in Plymouth known for using canon confetti, disco lights and bubble machines says a second anniversary celebration this weekend will be inspired by the Leaders at St Matthias Church on North...
Players and staff at Cardiff City FC are being offered prayers and support by sports chaplains as searches continue for their new signing Emiliano Sala. Rescue workers are scouring the English Channe...
A greetings card showing a vicar sat on the toilet has been pulled from shop shelves after complaints from customers. Fenwick has removed the cartoon image from its ten department stores across the c...
A custody sergeant and two detention officers have been found not guilty of killing a church caretaker with mental health problems in police custody. Thomas Orchard, 32, had been arrested on suspicio...
A prayer of thanksgiving was dropped from an official dinner in central London in the interests of "diversity", it has emerged. Instead of a Christian grace, a chaplain was asked to give a secular me...
Ofsted, the education watchdog, is being accused of deliberately targeting faith schools with no-notice inspections. In a new report, the Claystone think tank says it has evidence that they're being ...
The chief inspector of the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) has warned that thousands of children are at risk in unregistered faith schools - whether, Amanda Spielman, head of the non-minis...
Schools are being used by individuals who want to narrow youngsters' horizons, and in the worst cases "indoctrinate impressionable minds" under the guise of rel Inspectors are increasingly coming acr...
