Harry Farley

More questions over priestly celibacy: Make your case, Pope tells Amazon diocese struggling with clergy shortage
More questions over priestly celibacy: Make your case, Pope tells Amazon diocese struggling with clergy shortage

Pope Francis is making the first steps towards allowing married men to become priests in the Amazon jungle.

Archbishop of Canterbury: We pray for a Palestinian state
Archbishop of Canterbury: We pray for a Palestinian state

The Archbishop of Canterbury is calling for Palestinian independence as he warns Britain's commitment to the Holy Land remains incomplete 100 years after the initial promise of an Israeli state.

Was this Christian student really expelled from university for expressing biblical views?
Was this Christian student really expelled from university for expressing biblical views?

A devout Christian who was thrown off his university course after he described homosexuality a sin on Facebook would not have been dismissed if he had engaged with officials rather than launching a campaign, the judge's ruling reveals

Tower Hamlets council rubbishes claims about 'white Christian' girl placed with Muslim foster parents
Tower Hamlets council rubbishes claims about 'white Christian' girl placed with Muslim foster parents

Allegations made about a 'white Christian' girl placed with Muslim foster parents have been rubbished in a report by the council that made the placement.

More UK cathedrals targeted for Luther-style protest warning Church 'in crisis' over gay relationships
More UK cathedrals targeted for Luther-style protest warning Church 'in crisis' over gay relationships

A pressure campaign targeting cathedrals around the UK is spreading off the back of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.

Fresh calls to decriminalise abortion to be discussed in Parliament
Fresh calls to decriminalise abortion to be discussed in Parliament

Fresh calls to decriminalise abortion will be discussed in the House of Commons next week as MPs mark the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Act that first permitted terminations under some circumstances in the UK.

Former megachurch pastor Perry Noble announces divorce from wife Lucretia
Former megachurch pastor Perry Noble announces divorce from wife Lucretia

Perry Noble, the former leader of NewSpring Church in South Carolina is getting divorced.

Church of England urged to face up to sexual harassment in its own ranks
Church of England urged to face up to sexual harassment in its own ranks

The Church of England is being urged to face up to allegations of sexual harassment and abuse in its own ranks and take a lead to tackle the issue.

Pope Francis faces chaotic backlash in Myanmar if he even mentions Rohingya
Pope Francis faces chaotic backlash in Myanmar if he even mentions Rohingya

Pope Francis is being warned that even mentioning the Rohingya in his upcoming visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh will unleash a backlash from nationalist groups.

Reformation 500 stunt as rebel priests call Church 'corrupt' in declarations pinned to St Paul's Cathedral door
Reformation 500 stunt as rebel priests call Church 'corrupt' in declarations pinned to St Paul's Cathedral door

Priests claiming to be modern-day Martin Luthers have pinned a declaration to St Paul's Cathedral's doors warning the Church of England is 'corrupt' and in 'crisis' because of its softening stance on same-sex relationships.

Free Speech? Jerry Falwell bans Christian protester from Liberty University campus
Free Speech? Jerry Falwell bans Christian protester from Liberty University campus

Christian pastor and author Jonathan Martin was expelled from Liberty University campus after planning to hold a prayer vigil protesting against the evangelical institution's president, Jerry Falwell Jr.

Reformation 500: Archbishop urges Church to reform 'again and again' amid 'political pressures'
Reformation 500: Archbishop urges Church to reform 'again and again' amid 'political pressures'

The Archbishop of Canterbury is urging the Church to undergo another Reformation if it is to flourish amid 'political pressures' and 'the ferocity of sinful power-seeking' today.

Crackdown on fixed-odd betting terminals revealed amid warnings of a 'fudge'
Crackdown on fixed-odd betting terminals revealed amid warnings of a 'fudge'

The maximum stake at fixed-odd betting terminals will be cut, and could be lowered to as little as £2, after government ministers admitted the current status quo was 'inappropriate'.

Reformation 500 anniversary commemorated by Protestants and Catholics
Reformation 500 anniversary commemorated by Protestants and Catholics

Today marks the 500th anniversary of the start of the Reformation in 1517 and will be commemorated by Protestants and Catholics around the world.

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill appeals to shared faith in Romania: 'There is extraordinary potential for peace'
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill appeals to shared faith in Romania: 'There is extraordinary potential for peace'

Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church is extending an arm of friendship to Orthodox Christians in Romania in the first visit by a head of the Russian Church since the fall of communism.

Major victory for Church expected over 'crack cocaine' of gambling
Major victory for Church expected over 'crack cocaine' of gambling

A major victory for Church campaigners is expected this week when the government announces its review of fixed-odd betting terminals - known as the 'crack cocaine' of betting.