More stories in news

• 

  OnlyFans ban on sexually explicit content welcomed

  Staff writer | Sat 21 Aug 2021 10:39 BST

  Christian campaign group CARE has given a cautious welcome to OnlyFans' decision to ban adult content after coming under pressure from banking partners and payment processors.

• 

  Monastery unearthed in grounds of church sheds light on Anglo-Saxon queen

  Staff writer | Fri 20 Aug 2021 15:27 BST

  An archaeological dig in the grounds of a church is offering fresh glimpses into one of the most powerful women of the early middle ages.

• 

  UK churches 'stand ready' to welcome Afghan refugees

  Staff writer | Fri 20 Aug 2021 10:53 BST

  UK churches are ready to welcome Afghan refugees and help them settle into life in a new country after fleeing Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

• 

  Britain must be 'lavishly generous' to the Afghans who helped it

  Staff writer | Thu 19 Aug 2021 19:54 BST

  Britain owes "an absolute, lavishly generous moral covenant to all those who are at risk because they served with us in Afghanistan or took seriously our frequently professed commitment to its future, women and girls included," the Archbishop of Canterbury has said.

• 

  National network launches to support Church of England's Chinese heritage clergy

  Staff writer | Tue 17 Aug 2021 13:29 BST

  The Teahouse will "support and empower" Chinese-heritage clergy in the Church of England, says founder Mark Nam.

• 

  Plymouth churches mourn shooting victims at Sunday services

  Staff writer | Sun 15 Aug 2021 13:46 BST

  Churches in Plymouth have used their Sunday services to remember the five victims of a mass shooting in the city on Thursday.

• 

  Premier League clubs aren't taking gambling harms seriously, says Christian charity

  Staff writer | Sat 14 Aug 2021 15:19 BST

  The prevalence of betting advertising among Premier League clubs is "dispiriting", a Christian charity has said.

• 

  Billy Graham Evangelistic Association sends chaplains to Plymouth after shooting

  Jennifer Lee | Sat 14 Aug 2021 13:54 BST

  The BGEA has dispatched a rapid response team to the city after the deadly shooting that killed five people, including a three-year-old girl.

• 

  Majority of Irish support protection of single-sex spaces

  Julian Mann | Sat 14 Aug 2021 11:16 BST

  The first gender poll of the Irish public shows a majority in favour of single-sex spaces, services and sports but also reveals substantial support for transgender expression.

• 

  Churches open their doors to support Plymouth community after shooting tragedy

  Staff writer | Fri 13 Aug 2021 12:35 BST

  Churches in Plymouth have opened their doors to offer a space for prayer and reflection after a tragic shooting in the city on Thursday evening.

• 

  Children suffered horrific abuse at the hands of 'sadistic monks'

  Staff writer | Thu 12 Aug 2021 14:17 BST

  Some of the monks in charge of children at two Catholic-run schools in Scotland were "serial sexual predators", an inquiry has found.

• 

  Blanket ban on conversion therapy 'would imprison many in their misery'

  Julian Mann | Thu 12 Aug 2021 12:34 BST

  The Christian Medical Fellowship has warned the Scottish Government that a "blanket ban" on conversion therapy "would imprison many in their misery".