Loneliness is the biggest social problem in England, according to a Church of England and Church Urban Fund survey of vicars. It found nearly two-thirds of clergy described social isolation as a majo...
1,942 people between 18 and 35 were asked their opinions on the Bible. Engagement with the Bible among Christians was obviously higher than millennials in general but only around 49% belivers said th...
A survivor says the problem of abuse in the UK is 'very wide', and goes 'a lot further than we think'. The Christian woman, who only wants to be known as Angela, also says the government needs to do ...
Child sex abuse survivors have told of the shame and guilt that stopped them reporting their ordeals, and called for an end to the secrecy of religious institut People who were sexually abused in rel...
The Church of England has enlisted the help of a safeguarding expert to help improve how it treats people who have been abused or are at risk of harm. Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has ...
A week after a review found that the Church of England concealed abuse of children by Bishop Peter Ball; his survivors are calling for changes in the Church. They have written a letter asking for Lor...
The Christian head of one of the UK's largest sexual abuse survivors' groups has called on the Home Secretary to 'disband' the panel investigating historical ab Premier understands Theresa May is con...
A man has appeared in court charged with assaulting a Catholic priest as an Orange Walk passed his church. The incident happened outside St Alphonsus Church in Glasgow on 7th July when Canon Tom Whit...
A Christian magistrate who lost his job after speaking out against adoption by same-sex parents will sue the NHS this week under the Equality Act. Richard Page was suspended as an NHS Trust director ...
Christian MP and Justice Secretary Michael Gove has emerged as the prime suspect in the leak of a newspaper story claiming the Queen backed leaving the EU. Mr Gove, an ardent leave campaigner, was on...
The Government has being urged to initiate a "full independent review" into the impact of benefit sanctions. Sanctions were disproportionate and didn't "fit the crime", the Church of England's Genera...
Thirty two Church of England General Synod members have criticised recent discussions about sexuality expressing their "lack of confidence" in the process. The 'Shared Conversations' came to an end a...
Funerals and weddings in the Church of England will continue to have extra charges for vergers and heating. The General Synod rejected a motion that would have meant all fees for services would be in...
The Church of England has voted to back a motion on the refugee crisis which the Archbishop of Canterbury warned meant it must back military action to give refu General Synod members backed a proposa...
The Church of England's shared conversations on human sexuality are "going to be risky", the man leading them has warned. David Porter (pictured), the Archbishop of Canterbury's Director of Reconcili...
The Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney, Bob Gillies from the Scottish Episcopal Church told Premier's News Hour that we need to learn from history and that air strik He said that "in 13 or 14 years of mil...
The Government's decision to revoke Islamic State (IS) bride Shamima Begum's British citizenship has triggered a mixed response. The Home Secretary revealed on Wednesday that the 19-year-old won't be...
The first female pastor in the Arab Christian world has described a decision to refuse her a visa to visit Scotland this week as "humiliating". Rev Rola Sleiman had been invited by the Church of Scot...
The Home Office has overturned a decision to refuse to grant a visa to the first female pastor in the Arab Christian world, scheduled to attend the General Asse Rev Rola Sleiman was invited by the Ki...
Muslim groups should be doing more to curb "out of control" extremism in the UK, according to world's only Syrian Church of England priest. Revd Nadim Nassar made the comments on Premier's News Hour ...
