A man who was expected to follow in the footsteps of family members and become a bricklayer has been elected the next Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Rt Rev Dr Shaw James ...
A former Anglican vicar has been charged with rape and gross indecency with a boy under the age of 14. The offences are alleged to have taken place during the late 1990s when the victim – now a ma...
Police in Scotland are appealing for information after a church was allegedly targeted in an attempted petrol bomb attack. Dennistoun Baptist Church in Glasgow posted a statement on social media sayin...
The majority of African countries spent more repaying external debts than on healthcare or education last year, according to a new report by international aid agency Christian Aid. Researchers calcula...
A church in Wales will be in even finer voice this weekend as it celebrates 200 years of worship with 200 hymns. Ararat Baptist Church in Cardiff has had an unbroken Christian presence in the Whitchur...
Family and friends gathered on Friday to mourn the loss of 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin, who was killed in a sword attack last month in Hainault, east London. Daniel and his family were members of Jubil...
The Church of England’s modern slavery response, The Clewer Initiative, and Nottingham Trent University (NTU) have partnered to bring awareness to exploitation and slavery within the UK’s hand car...
Gen Z could be on the cusp of a faith revival, according to new research. New polling by the Institute for the Impact of Faith in Life (IIFL) found higher levels of religiosity in people aged 18-2...
Employers and business leaders from sectors including finance, higher education, and hospitality have signed a Call to Action - asking the government and schools to improve the teaching of Religious E...
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has condemned the arrest of a woman for silently praying near an abortion clinic in the UK. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was detained twice last�...
A new poll has revealed that Christians in Britain are less confident in discussing their religious beliefs than most other faith groups. Conducted by the Institute for the Impact of Faith in Life, th...
A Christian family trust has welcomed new government guidelines for relationships, sex and health education (RSHE), but argues they need to be tighter. Under the proposals expected to be published on...
Members of Parliament are debating major new amendments to UK abortion laws which would effectively decriminalise terminations up to birth. If passed into law it would mark the biggest change in...
Peterborough’s first female Bishop, the Right Reverend Debbie Sellin will preach live at a BBC broadcasted Pentecost service on Sunday. Taking place at All Saints' Church in Northampton, the ser...
Christians from across church denominations staged a protest at the Isle of Man parliament on Tuesday, as members debated whether terminally ill patients can be helped to end their lives. The Assiste...
More than two in three senior leaders in state schools want a law which requires daily acts of collective worship in school to be scrapped, a new survey has revealed. Schools in England are legal...
King Charles is using his first major investiture since he was diagnosed with cancer to make the Archbishop of Canterbury a knight. The King has chosen Most Rev Justin Welby as a Knight Grand Cross...
The family of Enoch Burke has staged a protest at the Church of Ireland's Synod to demand the church's intervention in the Christian teacher's case. The History and German teacher has be...
King Charles has accepted the patronage of the National Churches Trust and the Bible Society. Queen Elizabeth II was the patron of both charities, but following her passing, her patronage underwent re...
Rev Sue Parfitt and a fellow activist have smashed the glass display case around the Magna Carta at the British Library. The 82-year-old, together with 85-year-old Judy Bruce, a retired teacher, then ...
