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Why is Edward the Confessor remembered by both the Anglican and Catholic Churches?
13 October is the day in the Anglican and Catholic calendar to remember King Edward the Confessor, English saint and king. He founded Westminster Abbey, where his memory is evoked at each coronation. This is his story.
The French clergyman who saved lives in the shadows of World War Two
“A remarkable work of charity and of Christian witness”: Tortured by the Gestapo, this brave Protestant pastor continued to help people in peril at great personal cost.
Police issue street preacher with warning over amplification
Police said Ollie Sabatelli was prohibited from using amplification and "causing annoyance, upset and distress" across Surrey and Sussex.
Backlash over Canterbury Cathedral graffiti art display
US Vice President JD Vance described it as "really ugly", while Annunziata Rees-Mogg called it "illegible, unaesthetic, disrespectful nonsense".
Religious hate crimes at record levels in England and Wales, Home Office data shows
Religious hate crimes are on the rise in England and Wales, according to new figures released by the Home Office this week.
How YouVersion reached its one billion download milestone
In November 2025, the world’s most popular Bible app, YouVersion, will celebrate its billionth download. This is the story …
Call for government to restore bursary for RE teacher training
The bursary had boosted the number of trainee RE teachers.
Christian aid organisations praying for lasting peace in Gaza
This is the fourth Gaza-Israel war since 2008, and also the bloodiest.
Charlie Kirk remembered as one of Israel’s strongest Christian allies
Christian activist Charlie Kirk has been posthumously recognised as one of Israel’s most devoted supporters, just a month after his tragic murder on a university campus in Utah.
'People are very afraid,' says missionary after Syrian election sparks violence in Aleppo
The situation in Syria remains tense.
Franklin Graham's 'God Loves You Tour' to come to Manchester next year
The God Love's Your Tour has visited many parts of Britain in the last three years.
Reparations would privilege black suffering over everyone else's, says theologian
Lord Biggar said that "history contains an ocean of injustice, which is beyond human rectification".
Calls for end to 'parallel' marriage in the UK
A campaign group has come out strongly against sharia marriages and called for several measures to be put into place to strengthen the civil framework of marriage.
Nuns in Mauritania step in as migrant mothers die during childbirth
Many women and children arrive from bordering countries penniless, homeless, and unable to support themselves.
Sailors' Society launches appeal for earthquake-hit Philippines
Many seafarers' families have been affected.
Chandler Moore sues former manager as he quits Maverick City along with Naomi Raine
Maverick City Music co-founder Chandler Moore has quit the group and filed a lawsuit accusing his former manager of diverting millions of dollars in royalties.