Harry Farley

• BBC to celebrate Easter as 'most significant and holiest of times' with boosted coverage

  The BBC will celebrate Easter this year with host of new religious programming 'to mark the most significant and holiest of times in the Christian calendar', it announced today.

• Church's approach to abuse was to 'stonewall' and 'say nothing', says Rowan Williams' former aide

  Rowan Williams' former spin doctor today admitted the Church of England's policy was to 'stonewall' abuse victims.

• 10 happiest countries in the world are among the least religious

  The world's happiest countries are also among the least religious, according to a new UN report out today.

• Church 'overcompensated' for conservative stance on homosexuality by treating paedophile bishop lightly

  The Church of England tried to 'overcompensate' for its conservative stance on homosexuality by treating a paedophile bishop lightly, a former archbishop of Canterbury said today.

• Christian schools could be forced to include more children from other faiths

  Christian schools with pupils only from one ethnic or religious background may be forced to ensure children from other faiths are included, under the government's integration plans published today.

• Church has bias against abuse victims and 'culture of deference and defensiveness', bishop admits

  Some clergy still consider criminal record checks for child abuse a 'slur' on their character, a bishop admitted today, and would rather resign than face basic background checks.

• Trump sacks Rex Tillerson and replaces him with 'Christian zealot' Mike Pompeo

  US President Donald Trump has sacked his secretary of state Rex Tillerson and replaced him with a 'Christian zealot' Mike Pompeo, who is currently head of the CIA.

• Bishop claims he was 'scapegoated' over child sex abuse allegations

  A bishop said he was 'scapegoated' and 'traduced' by fellow senior clergy as the damning extent of dysfunctionality and chaos in the diocese of Chichester was laid bare at the independent inquiry into child sex abuse today.

• Church of England faces fresh calls to bless same-sex couples

  The Church of England is now facing multiple calls to bless same-sex couples after bishops appeared to kick the issue into the long grass.

• Bishop admits 'hunch' about paedophile priest but says he was powerless to stop him

  The Church of England's 'toothless' monitoring of paedophile priests means abusers could go on leading services even after being officially barred from ministry, an inquiry heard today.

• Bishop 'filleted' clergy files to remove evidence, abuse inquiry told

  A bishop had a habit of 'filleting' key information about potential abusing priests from their files, making it harder to trace previous offending, an inquiry heard.

• Princess Diana beats Virgin Mary as nation's best mum

  She may be dearly loved and revered, but Princess Diana is not yet the focus of prayer for millions around the world.