French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday 1st February funding to support eastern Christians would double from 2 to 4 million euros ($2.25 to 4 million). Macron said the funding would be a join...
A plan - which aims to close the gap between rich and poor parts of the UK - has been set out by the government. The Secretary for Levelling Up, Michael Gove has admitted people in some areas have bee...
A Christian MP says he has given himself until Friday to decide whether to submit a letter of no confidence in the Prime Minister. Sir Gary Streeter, who is the Conservative MP for South West Devon is...
Boris Johnson has apologised after the long-awaited Sue Gray's report has revealed "failure of leadership in No 10 and Cabinet office". Speaking in the House of Commons he sai...
Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said that "diplomacy should continue until the last moment in the tense Ukraine stand-off to allow both sides to pull back," singling out ...
People in Germany are opting out of Christianity due to being taxed for their beliefs. Christians, including those christened at an early age who no longer follow the faith, and Jews are expected to p...
Former Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged on Monday he had been at a 1980 meeting over a sexual abuse case when archbishop of Munich, saying he mistakenly told German investigators he was not there. A rep...
A report from a group of MPs has found that proposals for the Online Safety Bill don't go far enough in protecting children and young people from pornography and highly-explicit content. ...
The Church of England has a ‘moral imperative’ to review the presence of statues and memorials linked to slavery. That’s according to Lord Boateng, who is leading a 3 year review. Sp...
The Prime Minister has appointed a former MP to a senior role to promote the freedom of religion or belief around the world. David Burrowes, who was MP for Enfield Southgate for 12 years until 2017 ha...
Christian Democratic Unionist MPs Gregory Campbell, Paul Girvan and Jim Shannon have tabled a motion in parliament in support of Päivi Räsänen, a Finnish member of parliament who's ...
The Bishop of London has called on the Government to delay the requirement for all health workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Speaking in the House of Lords, the Right Reverend Sarah Mull...
An Iranian pastor has been re-arrested two weeks after being released from prison. Pastor Matthias (Abdulreza Ali) Haghnejad was re-arrested on 15 January just two weeks after being released on 3...
A bishop from the Church of England has spoken out about government plans to abolish the BBC licence fee. Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, the Bishop of Ripon has praised the Corporation’s role in developi...
Masks will no longer be required in churches in England from January 26. Congregations were forced to return to mask-wearing before Christmas, when the Government amped-up guidelines in the wake of th...
The Faith Minister says the government wants faith-based organisations to be at the centre of the country's recovery from the pandemic. Speaking at an online summit with leaders from all th...
An International consultation has begun on whether Anglicans globally could have more of a say on who will be the next Archbishop of Canterbury. The Consultation has been set up by the Archbishop&rsqu...
Bishops in the House of Lords are among peers who have rejected a range of measures in the government’s Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. They were debating proposed measures for Englan...
The Bishop of Durham has expressed concern that that changes to the asylum system will make it harder for people. Rt Rev Paul Butler spoke in the House of Lords, stating concerns that a new bill would...
A new law on the personal legal status of Christians in Egypt is soon to be approved in the country, the Vatican News has reported. The draft law will be discussed shortly after Parliament opens ...
