British Isles
Friday, 15 January 2016 14:40
Remedying C of E attendance drop
Statistics published on Tuesday record the number of people attending Church of England services each week as below one million for the first time, reflecting a decline over recent decades of growing secularism, religious diversity, and…
Friday, 15 January 2016 14:15
Churches challenge Government on food poverty
Hundreds of churches have joined a campaign for ‘the right to food’ as an estimated two million people in the UK are malnourished and three million at risk of becoming so. Church Action on Poverty has…
Friday, 15 January 2016 14:11
Anti-money-laundering system needs a radical overhaul
A radical overhaul of the UK’s anti-money-laundering system is needed if the UK is to close the door to the billions of pounds in corrupt money coming into the country every year, according to a report…
Friday, 15 January 2016 14:08
Government urged to act on global persecution of Christians
The persecution of Christians across the world continues to increase, according to the publication of the 2016 World Watch List. The CEO of Open Doors said that persecution levels have risen rapidly; every year over 100…
Friday, 15 January 2016 14:05
Faith leaders pay respects to David Bowie
Showman David Bowie was enigmatic about his religious views, yet his recent death from cancer brought tributes from the Church. Blogger Tom Kershaw noted, ‘Bowie is more disenchanted with religion than he is with God.’ Justin…
Friday, 08 January 2016 17:27
MPs to debate ban on Donald Trump entering UK
MPs will hold a debate on a petition calling for US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to be barred from Britain after his proposal to stop all Muslims entering the United States. The debate, called by…