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Veteran Pentecostal evangelist Jimmy Swaggart remains hospitalized in critical condition after suffering a severe heart attack, according to family members. His family has said there has been “no ...
The Bishop of Guildford has descended his Cathedral’s tower, in a daring community fundraiser. Right Revd Andrew Watson abseiled nearly 50 metres (160 feet). He was joined by staff, bell ringers and ...
MPs and peers who sit on Parliament's Ecclesiastical Committee have criticised the Church of England’s plans to automatically hold clergy disciplinary hearings in private. The proposals for church ...
Four Christian independent schools have lost a High Court challenge over the government’s imposition of VAT on private school fees. The claimants include Emmanuel School in Derby, Branch Christian ...
As many as 200 Christians—many of them internally displaced persons (IDPs)—have been killed in what is being described as the worst single atrocity to take place in Benue State, Nigeria. The attack ...
A Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of Lima, Peru, was dramatically interrupted when a powerful 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the nation’s central coast, shaking the capital and the nearby port province ...
The Church of England has formally apologised to three sisters who suffered horrific childhood abuse but were repeatedly “fobbed off” after reporting it to clergy. Jenny, Wendy and Christina Read say ...
A centre set up ten years ago to plant churches across Church of England dioceses is being downsized and a ‘significant number’ of staff are being made redundant because of a funding gap. Cash-flow ...
A new report has revealed the extent to which churches in Bristol are engaged in vital social action projects. The Bristol Thriving Communities report, released by Good Faith Partnership and Christian ...
Pope Leo XIV and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Wednesday, with both sides reporting a focus on the war in Ukraine and the possibility of a peaceful resolution. It was the first ...
A Northern Irish pastor has told Premier that violent scenes in Ballymena have stirred up memories of “30 years ago” for local communities.. Three teenagers have been arrested on charges of rioting ...
An appeal rejection from the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has brought to a close a lengthy legal battle involving a teacher who was fired for expressing her views on gender and sexuality.