Harry Farley

• Archbishop or Pope could negotiate release of jailed British mother in Iran

  The Archbishop of Canterbury could broker the release of a British mother who is jailed in Iran and caught at the heart of a diplomatic row.

• Bishops told to stop acting as CEOs 'chasing growth targets' and instead help depressed clergy

  Church of England bishops must stop acting as CEOs 'chasing growth targets' and return to being shepherds of their flocks, clergy are being told.

• British missionary's death mourned by hundreds in Nigeria

  Residents of an isolated Nigerian village are mourning the death of a British missionary who died after being kidnapped by vigilantes.

• Donald Trump's former advisor Steve Bannon: I'm a proud 'Christian Zionist'

  Donald Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon has described himself as a proud 'Christian Zionist' at a pro-Israel event in Washington.

• Church of England clarifies guidance on transphobic bullying after outrage from conservatives

  The Church of England is clarifying guidance for schools on transphobic bullying after anger from conservatives at the suggestions boys should be able to wear tutus and princess' tiaras.

• Church of England tells primary schools: Let little boys wear tutus and high heels if they want

  Boys as young as five should be allowed to wear tiaras and high heels if they want to, the Church of England is telling schools in it's first advice on transphobic bullying.

• Leading evangelical quits CofE leadership blasting 'heretical teaching' over gay relationships

  A leading member of the Church of England's governing body is resigning, accusing it of heresy in a sign of increasingly bitter divides over same-sex relationships.

• Gay sex and dodgy banking in the Vatican: Latest book exposes Catholic corruption

  The Italian journalist who was on trial for publishing confidential Vatican documents has released another book documenting gay sex in the Vatican's youth seminary and the vast amounts in Mother Theresa's bank account.

• Mike McHargue was an atheist. Then he started reading science and became a Christian

  Mike McHargue is also known as Science Mike and describes himself as 'a Christian-turned atheist, turned follower of Jesus'.

• Christian protesters arrested after protest hanging four storeys above minister's building

  Two Christian protesters in Australia have been arrested after hanging suspended four storeys above the foreign office minister Julie Bishop in protest at the country's treatment of asylum seekers.

• Religion in US set to decline dramatically in next 20 years

  America's lose of religion will dramatically accelerate over the next 20 years and those with no faith will become an even larger group than Protestants in the US.

• Cathedral at Christmas? Record high as more people flock to festive services

  Cathedrals are becoming the ray of hope in the gloomy picture of church decline in the UK as figures today reveal more people than ever attended their local cathedral at Christmas last year.