Ruth Gledhill
David Cameron's official Easter message highlights Christian persecution, mentions Jesus
Prime Minister David Cameron has joined the Pope and the Archbishop of Canterbury in using his Easter message to remember the victims of Christian persecution worldwide.
Archbishop of Canterbury's Easter message pays tribute to persecuted Christians
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope will today issue a powerful call today on behalf of all Christians persecuted by Islamic militants worldwide.
Archbishop Sentamu's Easter message: Britain needs revival and renewal
Christian values can still turn the world upside down and transform people's lives from within, according to the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu.
Supporters raise $500,000 for Christian pizza restaurant shut down in gay marriage row
Donations have poured in to help Memories Pizza, Indiana.
Ed Miliband's Easter message highlights persecuted Christians in Syria and Iraq
Labour leader Ed Miliband has used his Easter message to express his concerns for the fate of persecuted Christians around the world.
Islam is world's fastest-growing religion, will equal Christianity by 2050
Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world and if present rates continue, soon after 2050 the number of Muslims will equal the number of Christians for the first time in history.
Dear Tories, please leave religion to the religious
To capture the Christian vote, the Conservatives will have to do far more than say they believe, writes Ruth Gledhill.
Influential black-led coalition breaks with US Presbyterians over gay marriage
One of the world's most influential black-led church coalitions has broken with the US Presbyterian Church over its endorsement of gay marriage.
The wheat and the weed? First church of cannabis approved in Indiana
When the head of Apple, Tim Cook, warned of "something very dangerous" happening in states across the US after Indiana passed its controversial religious freedom bill last week, this was probably not what he had in mind.
Jewish Agency and International Fellowship for Christians and Jews fall out over Aliyah programmes
The Jewish Agency, a world leading organisation for immigration to Israel, has accused one of its former partners of sabotage by creating competitive arrangements for aliyah.
Libby Lane Easter interview: 'I try to inhabit the story physically, which can be transcendent'
The Church of England's first woman bishop is to give her first live act of Christian worship to the nation on Easter Sunday, when BBC Radio 4 broadcasts its early morning service from Chester Cathedral.
Enoch Powell 'satanic cult' claims: CofE defends decision to pass name to police
The Church of England has defended its actions in passing the name of the late Enoch Powell, the well-known orator and Conservative MP, to the police in connection with allegations of historic sex abuse.
Apple head Tim Cook on Indiana religious freedom bill: 'Something very dangerous is happening'
The head of Apple, Tim Cook, has warned of "something very dangerous" happening in states across the US after Indiana's religious freedom bill was passed.
Cardinal Burke: Confusion about divorce and homosexuality spreading 'in an alarming way'
The prelate who is regarded as the voice of conservative Catholicism has warned that confusion is spreading among Catholics "in an alarming way" about divorce and homosexuality.
Church apologises for priest who said Jill Meagher could have avoided rape and murder by being more 'faith filled'
A Catholic archdiocese today apologised and introduced new guidelines to train clergy in "cultural understanding" .
Major supermarkets under fire from Christians for not stocking 'Real' Easter eggs
A Christian chocolate company is urging shoppers to complain to leading supermarkets for refusing stock their chocolate Easter eggs.