An increasing number of Church of England parishes, some of them in the most rural areas of the country, are moving away from oil and gas and improving their energy efficiency as they brace for rising...

The Bishop of Leicester, Martyn Snow, has highlighted the opportunity for churches to support the growing number of young people not in work, education or training, in a meeting between Christian char...

In a wide-ranging interview, an upbeat Ukrainian president also discusses Donald Trump, King Charles, and how Kyiv is prepared to share its experience of drone warfare with the west

Grants for conservation of historic items and works of art in parish churches more than doubled in 2025 to nearly £600,000, with a record number of grants awarded by the Church of England.

The Church of England’s ‘gifted, talented and brilliant’ self-supporting ministers are celebrated in a series of films published ahead of Vocations Sunday on 26 April.

Staff are using stoves and generators to keep lions, camels and Ukraine’s lone gorilla safe from winter and war

Kremlin’s repeated targeting of power grid has left thousands without heating, reliant on shelters and desperate home hacks

Church of England bishops joined an interfaith planting of olive trees in the Holy Land as a gesture of solidarity with Palestinian farmers under threat from settler violence in the West Bank.

More than a thousand young adults have taken part in the Ministry Experience Scheme since it was launched in 2013

A care home resident who founded a worshipping community during the pandemic is to lead the welcome to viewers this weekend for the Church of England national online service.

The situation in Sudan is “so dire that ‘urgent' does not do justice to the need for action,” the Bishop of Leeds, Nick Baines, has warned in his final speech in the House of Lords.

Uncertainty over the future of the Listed Places of Worship Grant scheme could stall work at ancient church

Archbishop of York’s pastoral visit to the south Hebron hills was cut short

Step-free access has been introduced from the car park to the altar for the first time at a parish first built in the 19th century, following a £50,000 grant from the Church of England disability project.

After mass killings in El Fasher and four years on from a coup, UAE now admits its Sudan policy has gone wrong

This week, I reflect on the challenges of Christian leadership and invite us to pray for those who serve faithfully in miand nistry, often under quiet and unseen pressure. .... Also, We are thankful ...

Fitzwilliam Museum has uncovered student’s work from 1977 that revealed Cambridgeshire location of child’s burial place

On 12 September 2025, Caritas Internationalis, together with 44 other humanitarian and civil society organisations, signed a statement warning that Israel’s assault on Gaza City amounts to a death sen...

In parish ministry, Jonathan LLoyd has seen patients who felt pressured to end their lives

In response to the increasingly violent demonstrations and counter-demonstrations in Epping, the local United Reformed Church will open its doors to offer a place of peace, silence and prayer to those...

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Statement from UK, EU nations and others calling for end to war marks one of their toughest denunciations of Israel so far

Nearly £30 million has been awarded for work to support parish revitalisations, new congregations, parish growth and mission to children and young people across four dioceses in the Church of England.

The call from some of the world's top aid organisations and charities comes after reports of soldiers killing hundreds of of Palestinians at aid sites.

Ocean acidification has already crossed a crucial threshold for planetary health, scientists say in unexpected finding * More on this story: The scientists warning the world about ocean acidification – ‘evil twin’ of the climate crisis The world’s oceans are in worse health than realised, scientists have said today, as they warn that a key measurement shows we are “running out of time” to protect marine ecosystems. Ocean acidification, often called the “evil twin” of the climate crisis, is caused when carbon dioxide is rapidly absorbed by the ocean, where it reacts with water molecules leading to a fall in the pH level of the seawater. It damages coral reefs and other ocean habitats and, in extreme cases, can dissolve the shells of marine creatures. Continue reading...

Church sees big rise in attendance after setting up outreach work to young families

'Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God' (Matthew 5:9)

Tributes paid to ‘courageous’ journalist who covered police corruption, Rosemary West trial and Hatton Garden heist

Two months after all humanitarian aid was blocked, Philippe Lazzarini tells international editor Jeremy Bowen “starvation is spreading” inside Gaza.