Anne Thomas

• German family appeals for right to home educate

  A German family has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights after losing a court battle to home educate their children.

• Swine flu may halt communion in Lancashire

  Catholic priests in the Diocese of Lancashire have been advised that they may need to stop providing Holy Communion and giving Mass as the World Health Organisation warns of an "imminent" swine flu epidemic.

• Pakistani minorities protest killing of Christians

  Hundreds of Pakistani Christians have protested against the murder of Christians in Karachi.

• China could be Christian country in a decade

  With the growth of the church in China, one mission organisation is predicting that the communist nation could become a Christian country in a matter of ten years.

• Pope and Prince Charles discuss climate change

  Prince Charles and Pope Benedict XVI exchange thoughts on climate change in private audience.

• Christians oppose new sex-ed proposals

  Christians have spoken out against Government plans to introduce new sex education rules that could see 11-year-olds being taught about homosexuality and civil partnerships during compulsory sex education classes. If adopted, the rules will apply to all secondary schools, with no opt-out for faith schools.

• Irish cardinal recommends Twitter for prayer

  Cardinal Sean Brady, the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland, has suggested that believers embrace Twitter for prayer.

• Miss California: Perez Hilton ‘needs Jesus’

  Gay celebrity blogger Perez Hilton may have called Miss California the B-word over her comments on gay marriage, but Carrie Prejean says she is praying for Hilton.

• Archbishop to lecture on Noah ahead of climate summit

  The Archbishop of Canterbury will offer a contemporary reflection on the Old Testament story of Noah and the flood ahead of a major climate change summit in Copenhagen later in the year.

• Bluetree becomes bestselling new artist in US

  Irish worship band Bluetree have become the bestselling new artist in the US with their debut album, God of This City.

• Pope names five new saints

  Pope Benedict XVI has named five new saints. Among those newly canonised were the Rev Arcangelo Tadini, who set up an order of nuns to take care of factory workers in the early 1900s. At the time his actions were seen as a scandal as factories were considered immoral and dangerous places. He also founded an association to give emergency loans to workers suffering from financial difficulties.

• Christians alarmed by morning after pill ad

  Christian Concern For Our Nation has spoken out against the UK’s first TV advert for the morning after pill.