Some church leaders across the UK are continuing to rebel against lockdown rules by keeping their churches open. Last week, police intervened at a church in North London while a baptism service was be...
An elderly Welsh woman who was unable to see her husband as he was dying in hospital has urged people to "protect the community" by engaging in a new mass testing program. Shirley Jones, 82, was the...
Churches may be exempt from restrictive measures over Christmas, as part of the government's latest guidelines on Covid-19. Boris Johnson will reveal his "Covid winter plan" on Monday, which is...
A pastor in Belfast has decided to defy Northern Irish lockdown rules and keep his church open during the upcoming coronavirus lockdown in the country. On Thursday, the Northern Irish executive announ...
A further 47 faith institutions from 21 different countries have jointly announced that they will get rid of stocks, bonds and investment funds related to fossil fuels. Ten of the participating instit...
A top Catholic bishop in Northern Ireland is seeking "urgent clarification" on whether churches are allowed to remain open for private prayer after the government announced it would be shuttering plac...
Families could be allowed to join a temporary bubble to meet up over Christmas, it has been reported. Household mixing is currently subject to harsh restrictions in England under the country’s secon...
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said that Christmas was "the most important holiday for people in this country", and that a consistent set of rules was needed so that families could enjoy celebratio...
A letter written by a Baptist minister who died in the 1912 sinking of the Titanic has been auctioned off for £42,000. Revd John Harper penned the two-page note while travelling on the ill-fated ship...
Churches in Northern Ireland are to come under increased restrictions as lockdown measures tighten in response to a spike in Covid-19 infections. Under the latest restrictions, which were approved b...
The Oxford Diocese has said that a complaint against the head of Oxford's Christ Church Cathedral will be "properly and thoroughly investigated". On Wednesday, it was announced that the Very Revd�...
Christian Aid has expressed concern about the possibility of the UK Government cutting the international aid budget. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is widely expected to announce a temporary suspension of t...
New analysis by a dating app has revealed that Christian women are less forward and reply to fewer messages than Christian men. The research was carried out by Christian dating app SALT in partnership...
Just under half of men struggled with their mental health in the last six months, according to research by the anti-stigma campaign, Time to Change. The survey, of 1,500 UK men, found that lack of fac...
On Thursday the Employment Appeal Tribunal in London heard a number of appeals to the decision to reject witness statements defending a Christian actress who posted about gay marriage. Seyi Omooba ...
A Christian MP has said he's outraged at proposals for a month-long national lockdown in January. The Government is considering ways to allow people to spend time with family over the festive pe...
The Government is facing growing calls to reopen places of worship during the lockdown. Co-op Funeralcare said its research shows the "devastating impact" the closure of places of worship has on peopl...
A Christian climate campaigner has criticised the UK Government's new plan to tackle the climate crisis for falling short in many areas. Under Prime Minster Boris Johnson's 10-point plan for...
Christians and those from other religious groups have the chance to have their voice heard by the UK Government in regards to how it engages with faith communities. It has launched an independent re...
A Welsh priest has said he was left "terrified and shaking" after being punched and threatened with a gardening tool. Fr Charles Ramsay, 72, was attacked after Ryan Thomas Patrick Kelly and his partn...
