Harry Farley

• Pope Francis: The Church was 'a bit late' in confronting child abuse

  Pope Francis admitted the Catholic Church was 'a bit late' to acknowledging the damage done by paedophile priests as he met with his sex abuse advisory commission for the first time on Thursday.

• United Nations to investigate ISIS war crimes in Iraq

  The United Nations Security Council has unanimously voted to investigate ISIS' crimes against humanity and possible genocide in Iraq.

• US Episcopal Church tumbles to new low, shedding 35,000 members last year alone

  Membership and attendance of The Episcopal Church in the US continues to tumble rapidly, the latest figures suggest, shedding almost 35,000 members in the last year alone.

• Apostle Paul never said 'women should remain silent': scholars claim controversial passage was added later

  The Apostle Paul never told women to be silent in church and the Bible passage which indicates he did was a later addition by scribes, scholars are claiming.

• Primates meeting: 'As many as six' Anglican leaders won't attend Welby's pivotal summit

  The Archbishop of Canterbury has revealed as many as six Anglican primates will not be attending a pivotal meeting next month.

• Britain First leaders charged with religious harassment

  Britain First's leader Paul Golding, 35, and deputy Jayda Fransen, 31, have been charged with religious harassment.

• Archbishop of Canterbury: UK can 'flourish enormously' after Brexit

  The Archbishop of Canterbury says he is 'full of hope' for the UK after Brexit and insists Britain can 'flourish enormously in the future'.

• Aung San Suu Kyi rounded on by world leaders: 'Now is the time to take action'

  Myanmar's defacto leader Aung San Suu Kyi is under mounting pressure over her handling of the crisis in the Rakhine State where nearly half a million of the Rohingya minority have fled in less than a month.

• Donald Trump at UN: President accused of 'hate speech' but evangelicals praise 'best speech ever'

  Donald Trump has been accused of 'hate speech' after he used his first major address at the United Nations to heavily criticise fellow members.

• India 'wants to chase away Catholics' as Church-run hostel shut down

  A Catholic bishop in India is accusing the local government of trying to 'harass Catholics' after it closed a church-run local hostel, moving the boys to a state run boarding school.

• Ban conservative bishops until we have gender equality, Church told

  A senior Anglican academic is calling on the Church not to appoint any 'traditionalists' – those opposed to women priests – until a third of all bishops are women.

• New Dean to face 'acute' problems in troubled Exeter Cathedral

  The new Dean of Exeter will be the Very Reverend Jonathan Greener after the previous Dean retired amid a feud with his bishop.