UPDATE - False alarm - scene is now calm.
BREAKING - news is emerging that people are running in panic at the packed memorial for victims of the Paris attacks. The memorial was reportedly packed at the town center but now remains empty as everyone reportedly ran.
Evangelical leader resigns canon title over controversial same-sex blessings
Worship leader Ron Kenoly dies at 81
Reports of persecution and church raids in Russian-occupied Ukraine
New 'Islamophobia' definition rejected by representatives of all major faiths
Young struggle to understand 'problematic' Jesus
Darlington Nurses, Päivi Räsänen warn US about declining freedom in Britain and Europe
The funding package includes new grants for two national charities working with clergy facing psychological strain and financial pressure.
Fragments of a long-lost medieval shrine honouring St William of York have returned to York Minster for the first time in nearly 500 years, marking a major moment in the cathedral’s history and a highlight of its programme for 2026.
Gender gaps were found to narrow in line with degrees of modernisation, secularisation, and gender equality. But, the paper finds, the "gap does not vanish entirely – even in highly secular countries women remain more religious than men".
The Prince and Princess of Wales have paid an official visit to Lambeth Palace.
