Staff writer
-
Axing online services after Covid may be factor in declining church attendance - report
The decline in post-Covid attendance in the Church of England may be down to churches ending online services after the pandemic, rather than a decline in demand, a report has suggested.
-
Swim England excludes trans swimmers from female category
Swim England has updated its policy on transgender athletes so that they will no longer compete against female swimmers.
-
Transgender policy in schools is like the 'Wild West', says Christian MP
A Christian MP has called for more legal and medical guidance to govern how schools treat gender distressed children.
-
UK government being sued for legal recognition of 'non-binary'
The UK government is being sued by an American IT worker living in the UK for legal recognition as 'non-binary'.
-
Erasing UK's Christian history would be a constitutional and spiritual 'disaster', says MP
A Christian MP has warned against attempts to erase the influence of Christianity from the UK's history.
-
Mike Pilavachi investigated over 'non-recent safeguarding concerns'
The "difficult news" of the investigation was shared in two statements read out during the services at Soul Survivor Watford on Sunday.
-
Scottish conversion therapy ban could 'criminalise innocent Christians', say church leaders
A coalition of church leaders has written to the Scottish government urging it to re-think plans to ban "conversion practices".
-
Court of Appeal overturns anonymity for doctors in end-of-life cases
The Court of Appeal has ended life-long anonymity protection for doctors in end-of-life cases.
-
Declaration pledges to 'resist' Church of England gay blessing plans
The Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC) is inviting like-minded Anglicans to sign a declaration upholding the biblical view of marriage and sexuality and calling on them to "resist" plans by the Church of England to introduce same-sex blessings.
-
Pope released from hospital
The Pope was discharged from a hospital in Rome on Saturday where he was being checked for breathing difficulties.
-
LGBT groups put pressure on government to ban conversion therapy
Gay Anglican Jayne Ozanne and LGBT groups have written to the government asking it to bring forward legislation to ban so-called conversion therapy.
-
NHS Trust settles with Catholic chaplain in discrimination case
An NHS Trust in London has settled a discrimination case with a Catholic chaplain who says he was "ousted" after sharing his faith perspective on same-sex marriage with a patient who had asked for his opinion.