Staff writer

Christian nurse sues NHS trust over cross necklace policy
Christian nurse sues NHS trust over cross necklace policy

"This has always been an attack on my faith," says former NHS theatre practitioner Mary Onuoha.

Pope, Archbishop lead calls for climate action
Pope, Archbishop lead calls for climate action

Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Canterbury and other religious leaders came together at the Vatican on Monday for a climate-focused meeting ahead of the UN's COP26 summit in Glasgow next month.

Assisted suicide 'cannot be made safe' - Labour peer
Assisted suicide 'cannot be made safe' - Labour peer

Labour peer Lord Hunt has warned of the risk to vulnerable people from "unscrupulous relatives" if assisted suicide is legalised.

Queen congratulates Songs of Praise on 60th anniversary
Queen congratulates Songs of Praise on 60th anniversary

The Queen has sent a message of congratulations to BBC One's Songs of Praise as it celebrates its 60th anniversary.

It's right to say 'women have cervixes', says Foreign Secretary
It's right to say 'women have cervixes', says Foreign Secretary

Liz Truss also said transgender people will not be able to legally change their gender without medical evidence.

Germany honours Bishop of Coventry for 'remarkable contribution' to peace and reconciliation
Germany honours Bishop of Coventry for 'remarkable contribution' to peace and reconciliation

The Bishop of Coventry has received one of Germany's highest awards in recognition of his peace and reconciliation work.

'We were constantly monitored,' says nun who escaped Afghanistan
'We were constantly monitored,' says nun who escaped Afghanistan

A nun who escaped Afghanistan in the last airlift to Italy before the Taliban takeover has spoken of the fear she experienced in her final days in the country.

Christian campaigner calls for police culture change after Sarah Everard murder
Christian campaigner calls for police culture change after Sarah Everard murder

Christian gender justice specialist Natalie Collins says there must be a "whole culture change" within the Met after the brutal murder of Sarah Everard.

Conversion therapy ban will be 'harmful' for people with unwanted same-sex attraction
Conversion therapy ban will be 'harmful' for people with unwanted same-sex attraction

"Those who seek therapy, not the state, should choose who gets therapy and for what reasons," the International Federation for Therapeutic and Counselling Choice has said.

Conversion therapy ban will be the 'beginning of the end' for Christian freedoms
Conversion therapy ban will be the 'beginning of the end' for Christian freedoms

A Christian counselling ministry is urging the government not to go ahead with its planned conversion therapy ban after a major report said it should cover religious practices including "spoken prayer".

Calls for curb on internet pornography after sentencing of Sarah Everard's killer
Calls for curb on internet pornography after sentencing of Sarah Everard's killer

Christian campaign group CARE says government ministers must urgently curb access to internet pornography in the wake of the Sarah Everard case.

Cautious welcome for China's abortion reduction policy
Cautious welcome for China's abortion reduction policy

China is introducing limits on abortion as it grapples with the disastrous fallout of its decades-long one-child policy.

The Lancet apologises over 'bodies with vaginas' cover
The Lancet apologises over 'bodies with vaginas' cover

Prestigious medical journal The Lancet has apologised after replacing the term 'women' with "bodies with vaginas".

Ex-trans Christian defends evangelical training event after Oxford college's apology
Ex-trans Christian defends evangelical training event after Oxford college's apology

A Christian woman who used to be transgender has defended an evangelical training event after an Oxford college apologised for allowing it to take place on its campus.

Online church was challenging but opened up new opportunities, says report
Online church was challenging but opened up new opportunities, says report

The report, "British Ritual Innovation under Covid-19", suggests hybrid is here to stay but the experience needs to be improved.

Christian Resources Exhibition returns after 18 month absence
Christian Resources Exhibition returns after 18 month absence

The Christian Resources Exhibition is gearing up for its return nearly 18 months after doors were closed on the event due to the pandemic.