The Holy See has warned that nearly 400 million Christians worldwide have faced persecution, discrimination, or violence because of their faith. Archbishop Ettore Balestrero told a United Nations meet...
An Anglican leader has highlighted the importance of International Women’s Day with a new statement released on Thursday. The director for gender justice at the Anglican Alliance, Mandy Marshall, s...
A new national music chart dedicated to Christian and gospel singles was launched on Friday, marking the first time faith-based songs by British artists have been officially tracked in their own weekl...
A Catholic priest who founded a global Christian art platform has said its growing international audience has inspired the launch of the first Christian Art Conference in London this Autumn. Fr Patri...
The Bishop of Norwich has supported calls for British chalk streams to be given World Heritage status, motivated by a call “to advocate for God’s creation”. Rt Revd Graham Usher is supporting ...
The first Chick-fil-A restaurant in London has been met with a wave of controversy over the Christian views of its US chain owners. LGBT+ activist Peter Tatchell led a protest outside the new Kingston...
The Quakers have criticised a police raid on its Westminster Meeting House, after 15 activists gathered there were arrested on suspicion of organising “mass shoplifting” from supermarkets. Members...
The Global Anglican Futures Conference (GAFCON) has rebranded itself, and shelved plans to elect an alternative to the Archbishop of Canterbury, after a “move of the Holy Spirit”. Leaders had gath...
A survey into why people come to faith has been launched by a coalition of Christian-founded universities. The nationwide project has been created by St Mary’s Twickenham, along with Bishop Gro...
A man who threatened to kill another man in a church, and performed an indecent act in front of a woman, has been jailed for one year and ten months. Mohammed El-Deihi, aged 34 of no known address, ...
The Church in Wales has abandoned its plans to appoint an interim bishop for the Diocese of Bangor following a scandal at its cathedral. In a statement on the Church’s website, Most Rev Cherry Vann,...
The Archdiocese of Liverpool has said a planned ‘Walk with Jesus’ march does not have permission to use its piazza, despite organisers advertising it as the starting point. Nick Tenconi, leader of...
Premier Christian Media Group has announced a new partnership with Mark Greene to strengthen its commitment to equipping Christians to live out their faith in the workplace and every area of daily lif...
A group of multi-denominational Christian leaders have urged the government to balance deterrence with sanctuary, as sweeping changes to the UK’s asylum system came into force this week. During a pa...
The Archbishop of York has lamented the state of BBC religious programming, believing there is an “appalling lack of religious literacy” at the corporation. Most Rev Stephen Cottrell expressed...
The award-winning grime rapper, Ghetts has been sentenced to twelce years in prison following a fatal hit-and-run accident involving a Nepalese student in London. The 41-year-old Christian, whose bir...
The Bishop of Guildford, Rt Rev Andrew Watson has died at the age of 64. Bishop Andrew died peacefully on Tuesday surrounded by family, less than a month after he received a terminal diagnosis of pan...
YouGov has confirmed it will repeat its research into church attendance later this year, following mounting scrutiny over claims of a “quiet revival” in Britain. The move comes after academics and...
Two people have been injured after a stabbing near a Catholic church and primary school in Birmingham. Witnesses saw a man being attacked in the street near Our Lady of the Rosary and St Therese of...
The government has reaffirmed its commitment to working with churches at the third ChurchWorks Summit in Westminster on the 27th February 2025. Speaking to more than 300 delegates, minister for devolu...
