Harry Farley

• Church to investigate claims archbishop of York failed to report rape

  The Church of England will launch an independent investigation into claims its second most senior clergyman failed to report a priest's alleged rape to the police.

• Two-thirds of women experience sexism in church

  Two-thirds of women say they have experienced sexism in church, according to a new survey to coincide with international women's day.

• Faith schools row: Rees-Mogg hits out at Rowan Williams, Richard Dawkins over admissions cap

  Conservative MPs have hit back at Rowan Williams, Richard Dawkins and dozens of other public figures who joined forces to argue a cap on admissions to faith schools must not be lifted.

• Saudi crown prince vows to promote religious freedom in meeting with Welby

  Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince has vowed to promote religious freedom in a private meeting with the archbishop of Canterbury in Lambeth Palace today.

• Pope Francis clears way for murdered Oscar Romero to become a saint

  Pope Francis has paved the way for Oscar Romero, a murdered Salvadorian bishop, to be made a saint in the Catholic Church.

• Is this the Achilles heel in the Church of England's safeguarding approach?

  Concerns about the possibility of abuse in the Church of England's Diocese in Europe are being raised following analysis of an independent report into its safeguarding practices.

• 'Change is in the air': What do Christians in Saudi Arabia think of the reforming Crown Prince?

  Saudi Arabia's crown prince will meet Theresa May today as part of a three-day visit to the UK where he hopes to promote his image as a moderniser.

• George Carey criminal investigation would be attack on 'biblically faithful Christianity'

  A criminal case against a former archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, would be an attack on all 'biblically faithful Christianity', according to a handful of conservative Anglicans.

• Did the Church of England's divisions over homosexuality contribute to child sex abuse cover-up?

  The Church of England's historic opposition to homosexuality and women bishops may have fuelled sex abuse, an inquiry heard.

• Paedophile priests passed vulnerable teenage boys between them, inquiry hears

  Paedophile priests 'hiding in plain sight' passed teenage boys between them in order to abuse them, an inquiry heard today.

• Bishops accused of 'arrogance which equates the church with God'

  The Church of England considered itself above the law and only accountable to God when it faced allegations of child sexual abuse, an inquiry heard today.

• 'Amateur' and 'shameful': Church of England under intense scrutiny over abuse

  The Church of England may have a tendency to make child victims responsible for sexual abuse rather than the perpetrators, an inquiry heard today.