November 2026

Church and Culture

Statue of Jesus beheaded outside Warrington church; police treating it as a hate crime

Vandals decapitated and painted a statue of Jesus outside a Catholic church in Warrington on Halloween night. Anti-Catholic graffiti was also left on a plaque.

Church and Culture

Thirty years on, the Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church returns

Churches marked the 30th International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church on 1 November, with new figures on Christians killed and displaced in 2025.

Church and Culture

Welby argues against reparations for slavery as Church of England fund faces legal challenge

Former Archbishop Justin Welby says reparations would create new injustices, while the Church of England’s £100m slavery-legacy fund faces legal action.