Harry Farley

• Catholic leaders attack 'erosion of respect' for doctors who oppose abortion

  Catholic heads in the UK are issuing a robust defence of the Church's abortion teaching after criticism of bishops' stance from within the Catholic hierarchy.

• Hard-up cathedrals beg for 'expert' volunteers to save national treasures

  Hard-up cathedrals are begging for expert volunteers to come to the rescue in a bid to save England's crumbling national treasures.

• The hostile treatment of a critic of India's caste system has Christians worried – they could be next

  Charges against an Indian intellectual who has defended Christians' rights highlights how toxic any non-Hindu faith is in India, a senior Church figure has told Christian Today.

• KP Yohannan's Believers Church sues Church of South India for defamation

  A church controversy has spilled over into legal action after the Believers Church in India filed a defamation suit against The Church of South India.

• Bishops under pressure to act as Hereford Diocese calls for official services for gay couples

  Pressure is mounting on the Church of England to adopt formal liturgy for gay weddings after one diocese passed a landmark motion calling on bishops to act.

• Polish Archbishop vows to ban priests who back anti-immigrant marches

  Poland's top Catholic will ban priests who take part in right-wing anti-immigrant marches.

• Four British missionaries kidnapped in Nigeria include Christian couple David and Shirley Donovan

  The four British missionaries kidnapped in southern Nigeria are thought to include an evangelical couple from Cambridge who have worked in the country for 14 years.

• Academics slam 'Christian A-levels' that 'fail to prepare pupils for modern world'

  Christian A-levels fail to prepare pupils for the modern world and mainly involve rote-learning and 'unthinking memorisation', according to academics.

• The Greek Orthodox Church has a prayer for gender transition – despite opposing new trans laws

  The Greek Orthodox Church has an official prayer devoted to gender reassignment despite its vociferous opposition to trans equality laws.

• Rid Church schools of Christianity: Parents' campaign extends to removing crosses, Bibles and clergy

  A widespread campaign to rid Church schools of Christianity is under way, according to local clergy near where a school was forced to ban a Christian group from taking lessons or assemblies.

• Four British Christian missionaries kidnapped in Nigeria

  Four British missionaries have been kidnapped in Nigeria's southern Delta state, police revealed Wednesday.

• Anglican Communion 'in urgent need of a new reformation', says conservative leader

  The Anglican Communion is in urgent need of a new reformation, according to a bombastic letter signed by the leader of one of the largest Anglican provinces in the world.