James Macintyre

• Chichester under fire over George Bell claims

  Peter Hitchens has written to the Bishop of Chichester disputing his claim, made after the Carlile report into the Church of England's handling of an allegation of sexual abuse against George Bell, that the Church did not proclaim the late Bishop Bell's guilt.

• As Pope Francis attends disgraced Cardinal Law's funeral today, abuse survivors slam 'celebratory focus'

  Pope Francis will participate in the funeral Mass for Cardinal Bernard Law today in St Peter's Basilica in Rome, consistent with the current Pope's message of forgiveness and in keeping with centuries of church tradition, Church figures have said.

• 'Cherish your family and home': Grenfell children give heartbreaking Christmas message

  A group of five children who survived the Grenfell Tower disaster will tell the public to cherish their families and appreciate their homes in a message to be broadcast on Christmas Day.

• EXCLUSIVE: Top BBC presenter says corporation's 'liberal' journalists need to be educated about religion

  'Liberal' BBC journalists still need to be given more 'education' when it comes to religion, a senior corporation presenter has said as he cautiously welcomed today's publication of an internal review into boosting coverage of the faiths.

• Cardinal Bernard Law, symbol of Catholic Church's abuse scandal, dies in Rome aged 86

  Cardinal Bernard Law, the former Archbishop of Boston who eventually became known for his role in covering up sexual abuse scandals in the Catholic Church after he resigned in 2002, has died. He was 86.

• BBC to boost religion coverage after review criticises its portrayal of believers

  The BBC will increase its coverage of different religions following a year-long review published today which found that people of all faiths were 'often absent, poorly presented or satirised'.

• Cardinal Nichols hits out at Trump's Jerusalem move as Greek Patriarch meets with UK Minister

  Cardinal Vincent Nichols has spoken out against Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the 'intolerable infringement on the Status Quo' threatened by Israeli legislation supported by 'radical settler groups' restricting Church land rights in the Holy City.

• Jerusalem church leaders condemn Trump: Move is 'illegal, undermines peace, and runs contrary to Christian teachings'

  Church leaders from Jerusalem have met with the King of Jordan Abdullah II and reiterated their opposition to the 'illegal' decision by Donald Trump to recognise the Holy City as the capital of Israel.

• New Bishop of London Sarah Mullally reaches out to conservatives over sexuality and gender

  The new Bishop of London Sarah Mullally has emphasised the Church's traditional teaching on marriage and talked of her respect for conservatives who oppose women priests in carefully balanced comments that may still disappoint her liberal supporters.

• Sarah Mullally to be next Bishop of London

  The first female Bishop of London has been appointed as the 133rd occupant of the third top post in the Church of England, in a move which is likely to delight liberals and dismay conservatives.

• Archbishops at war: George Carey attacks Justin Welby over 'unjust' resignation demand

  The former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey has attacked Justin Welby for the 'shocking' and 'quite unjust' demand in June that Carey resign an honorary position in the Church of England over his involvement in a high-profile sexual abuse case.

• Church of England apologises over 'deficient processes' and 'pain' in its handling of George Bell 'abuse' claim

  The Church of England will today apologise for its handling of an abuse claim against the late George Bell, the former Bishop of Chichester, saying 'our processes were deficient in a number of respects, in particular the process for seeking to establish what may have happened'.