Atheist and Christian campaigners are waiting to see what the Scottish Government will do with a Bill which they argue places considerable restrictions on free speech. The Scottish Government says the...
A Christian charity which claims to help people with unwanted same-sex attraction has said that leading British bank Barclays is axing its company bank account after pressure was put on them to deny ...
A church in Scotland has installed a contactless holy water dispenser in a bid to keep its congregation safe from the spread of Covid-19. St Francis Xavier in Carfin, just outside Motherwell, has r...
A 23-year-old man has been jailed after pushing an 87-year-old woman to the ground in a horrifying assault and robbery at a Wiltshire church. George Gale pleaded guilty on the morning of his re-trial ...
A faith-based group has urged the Department for Education to appoint an independent watchdog to monitor Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) in schools starting next term. The Values Foundation h...
It's been an interesting few months for Rev Lisa Morgan. This summer, instead of celebrating her ordination with hundreds in a cathedral, she took part in a service with just five people in attend...
Sheffield Cathedral has announced that it will be scrapping its historic church choir, prompting a critical response from one of the Church of England's leading sceptics. In a statement, the Ca...
A Christian tech company has made its app free for churches and charities who want to help those financially struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. The ESTHER app allows organisations to refer ...
The Bishop of St Albans, the Rt Rev Alan Smith, has urged a “much more ambitious approach” in tackling knife crime. In the House of Lords, he said: “We need a much more ambitious approach so t...
The ancient tradition of new bishops paying homage to the sovereign has been carried out virtually for the first time in history. The Queen received the oath of allegiance from the newly-appointed Arc...
A new report says the positive role UK faith groups play in society is undervalued and they should have more of a say in local social policies. The research, commissioned by the British Academy and ...
A church in Northern Ireland has had to close to members once more after two people in the church caught coronavirus. The priest of the Catholic church St Mary's in Ardmore, Londonderry, announc...
The amount of money being written into wills that will eventually go to charities when people die has surged during the coronavirus pandemic, according to an online service. Will-writing service Farew...
Police discovered a sizeable cannabis farm on the premises of an unused church building in County Durham, a court has heard. The "large-scale commercial cultivation" was uncovered at Wheatley Hill Me...
A former BBC presenter and church pastor has admitted to some 40 sex offence charges, including many related to children. Ben Thomas, 44, was accused of crimes including sexual activity with a child, ...
Peterborough Cathedral will house one of ten new emergency "Nightingale courts" in England. They've been set up to help the justice system cope with the backlog of cases built up during the corona...
Guidance on face coverings and outdoor worship for churches has been updated by the Government. Face coverings are now encouraged in churches, with the guidance saying: “Face coverings are currently...
There's been a landmark decision to increase compensation to victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy despite the cases being closed. According to The Telegraph the Archbishop of Birmingham has ...
A man in his late 50s who was sexually assaulted as a child at an "approved" boarding school whose staff were members of a monastic order of Christian brothers has had a damages claim blocked by a Hig...
New figures by the ONS reveal marriage is still the most common way couples live together. The figures from 2019 show just over half the population are married or part of a civil partnership. Bu...
