Anne Thomas

• Church group announces day of prayer for Turkey

  The Association of Protestant Churches in Turkey is inviting Christians worldwide to join in a day of prayer for the predominantly Muslim country.

• Swedish church unveils Lego Jesus

  A Church in Sweden celebrated Easter in a rather unique way by unveiling a Lego statue of Jesus Christ.

• Bishop to run London Marathon for clean water project

  The Bishop of Tuam, Killala and Achonry in western Ireland is to raise funds for a clean water project in Ethiopia by running the London Marathon on April 26.

• Charity worker suspended over opposition to homosexual marriage

  A Christian man working as a hostel support worker has been suspended from his job after having a conversation with a colleague in which he voiced his opposition to same-sex marriage and homosexual clergy.

• Italy remembers quake victims on Good Friday

  A special mass was held on Good Friday for the around 200 people who died in the earthquake which hit the city of L’Aquila on Monday.

• Blair rejects Catholic teaching on homosexuality

  Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has said that the Roman Catholic Church should change its position on homosexuality to better reflect today’s society.

• Pope calls for end to people trafficking

  Pope Benedict XVI has called upon the EU and Africa to put an end to human trafficking.

• Cartoon portrays Christians as 'Islamaphobic'

  A Government charity has been criticised for portraying Christians as Islamaphobic.

• New GCSE to cover Druids, Rastafarians and Moonies

  A new Religious Studies GCSE has received criticism after it was discovered that it would cover the rituals and teachings of various religious sects and atheism, whilst teaching on the Bible and other holy books would be reduced substantially.

• Israel hoping Pope's visit will increase pilgrimages

  The Israeli Tourism Ministry has said that Christian tourism to the country has increased 17 per cent since the late Pope John Paul II visited the country in 2000.

• Catholics appoint new leader

  The Most Rev Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Birmingham has been appointed to succeed Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor as head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales.

• Dawkins calls Pope 'stupid' for condom comments

  Atheist Richard Dawkins has called Pope Benedict XVI “stupid” for saying that condoms can increase the problem of Aids.