Harry Farley

• Orthodox living: London council builds flats with automatic lifts and separate kitchens to suit Haredi Jews

  A London council will build housing with features specifically aimed at the Orthodox Jewish community including lifts that don't require manual operating for the sabbath and separate kitchens to accommodate kosher rules.

• Priest behind Reformation stunt protest: Canterbury Cathedral 'synonymous with abdication and dereliction of duty'

  A priest is accusing Canterbury Cathedral of being 'synonymous with abdication and dereliction of duty' as he admitted to posting a list of conservative declarations in a Reformation mimic.

• Archbishop of Canterbury urged to abandon Church insurers over 'derisory' settlements to abuse victims

  The Archbishop of Canterbury is being urged by a clerical abuse survivor to abandon the Church's insurer in the wake of a scandal over its 'derisory and heartless' treatment of victims.

• Trump releases plan to repeal Johnson Amendment and allow churches to endorse political candidates

  Donald Trump's tax-reform bill will allow church leaders to endorse political candidates in a reversal of a 63-year-old separation of church and state in American law.

• 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

  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?

  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

  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

  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 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

  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

  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.