The distribution of more than 500,000 emergency food parcels by church-based foodbank staff across the UK in the first six months of 2016 is a "huge scandal", a bishop has told Premier.

The Archbishop of York has announced that a famous church in Hull will be granted Minster status next year.

The wife of British entertainer Sir Bruce Forsyth has revealed she prays for her husband to get better.

Christian Aid has slammed the UK's largest banks for investing too much in fossil fuels and not enough in renewable energies.

A reception in Abu Dhabi attended by the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall has been heralded by a Catholic bishop in the region as showcasing how people of different faiths are living side-by-side.

As a new benefit cap comes into force, a coalition of churches is warning poor children will be hit the hardest.

The work of an accomplished Christian charity founder to help stop children on council estates being excluded from school and turning to crime is being recognised by the academic world.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has appointed Rev Isabelle Hamley as his new chaplain.

A Christian charity is urging a greater awareness of religious persecution in India as the British Prime Minister arrives for a state visit to the country.

A Christian couple have been prevented from attempts to adopt two foster children they had been caring for after comments that children required a "mummy and daddy" as an alternative to same-sex parents.

It has been reported that seven Christian girls have been rescued from a close encounter with Islamic State (IS) after texting their local vicar. 

A Chinese cardinal has spoken out against the 'unacceptable' deal between China and the Vatican. 

The Salvation Army is celebrating the efforts of people all over the country to aid their local communities this weekend. 

The Pope has denounced the "scandalous" amounts of money which governments and world institutions have found to save ailing banks, but not suffering people.