Ruth Gledhill
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If anyone can bring change to Cuba, it is Pope Francis
Before he visits the United States, Pope Francis will spend three days in Cuba. After all these years, some are daring to hope he might broker a lifting the crippling US embargo.
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Church in Wales shows support for same sex marriage
A straw poll of the Governing Body of the Church in Wales on same-sex marriage in church showed a narrow majority in favour
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Donald Trump's evangelical joy ride could be losing pace
The evangelical support for Republican candidate Donald Trump might not be as high as is being assumed as pollsters Gallup suggest his support is actually below average among religious Republicans.
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How to understand Justin Welby's vision for Christian unity
The Archbishop of Canterbury's decision to summon Anglican primates to a meeting at Canterbury to discuss the future of the Anglican Communion could lead to new Christian unity.
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Archbishop of Canterbury moves to heal Anglican divide
The Archbishop of Canterbury is to restructure the worldwide Anglican Communion to allow it to function still while allowing for deep divisions over issues such as women priests and gay ordination.
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Pope to speak mainly in Spanish on US trip
Pope Francis will deliver 14 out of his 18 speeches and homilies in Cuba and the US in Spanish.
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Jeremy Corbyn: triumph of Pope over experience
Neither Jeremy Corbyn nor the Pope are able to commit the sins so common to their respective trades, the sins of hypocrisy. But the Pope, unlike Corbyn, has a theology of compromise born out of his Christian faith.
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2 refugee families have already arrived at the Vatican, will stay 'until the Lord wants', says Pope Francis
Pope Francis has called on Europe to return to being "mother Europe" and take in refugees and migrants to ease its low birth rate. He hinted at criticism of people who choose to remain child free. And he revealed that two refugee families have been found and housed in the Vatican itself, as he pledged they would be.
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Secret Service 'disrupts' threat ahead of Pope visit to US
Security services have intervened to prevent a threat in advance of the Pope's visit to the United States, it has been disclosed.
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Believe the Bible not Hollywood on Heaven, says NT prof
Christian films could be damaging to a person's faith because they are so compelling, a leading academic has warned.
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Outrage at bids to sell free New York Pope tickets
Catholic leaders and New York City condemns sellers attempting to profit from Pope visit by selling free Central Park motorcade tickets online
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Christians and other faith leaders condemn plans for extremism register
The Home Office is to make ministers and clergy across the religions join a national register of faith leaders.