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U.S. country singer Dolly Parton says her faith has been a source of strength after the death of her husband, Carl Dean. "I am a person of faith, and I truly believe that I’m going to see him again ...
St Ebbe’s Church in Oxford has commissioned Christian Safeguarding Services (CSS) to lead an independent review of its safeguarding culture and practices, both past and present. The review follows ...
The Most Rev John Sherrington has officially taken up his role as the tenth Archbishop of Liverpool, following a special Mass of Installation at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. He ...
Senior leaders at US-based Gateway Church have announced the appointment of a new senior pastor. In a video shared on the church’s YouTube channel, elder Tra Willbanks, who chairs the elder board, ...
Alpha, the internationally recognised Christian course designed for exploring faith, has reported its most successful year since its inception in 1977. In 2024, more than two million people ...
Bishops of the Church in Wales have reiterated their opposition to the Assisted Dying Bill, as the time to vote on it before parliament’s summer recess approaches. Led by the Archbishop of Wales, Most ...
Church leaders from Manipur, north-east India, have issued an urgent plea to the UK’s new special envoy for freedom of religion and belief, David Smith MP, calling for international intervention to ...
Special services are being held in London and Jerusalem on Tuesday (20 May) to mark 1700 years since the First Council of Nicaea. It was the first council of the early Christian Church to address the ...
More than 20 senior faith leaders from across the UK have called on the government to reconsider its approach and language regarding migration, following the publication of the latest immigration ...
The Bishop of Chelmsford has taken the bookmaker’s lead to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury. The odds are at 2/1 for Rt Rev Dr Guli Francis Dehqani to take the Church of England’s top seat, ...
The Church of England has recorded its fourth consecutive year of growth in attendance, according to early figures from its latest Statistics for Mission report. The number of regular worshippers rose ...
Gunmen in Cameroon are demanding a ransom of nearly $43,000 (£40,000) for the release of Father Valentin Mbaïbarem, a Catholic priest abducted last week while travelling between two regions in the ...