Ruth Gledhill

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  Shocking rise in hunger due to poverty and climate change

  Thousands of adults in Britain are turning to food banks to feed their families as UN figures show that for the first time in a decade, the number of hungry people worldwide is growing

• Local churches open doors to commuters caught up in London tube bucket bomb

  The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby tweeted: 'Praying for all those caught up in this morning's terror incident at #ParsonsGreen, especially those who have sustained injuries or trauma.'

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  Should the Church panic at the latest statistics on religious affiliation? Why this bishop says 'No'

  The decline in the number of religious people and in particular Anglicans does not mean the Church has failed or that Britain has become an atheist country, according to a leading bishop.

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  Pastor reprimanded for officiating at gay marriage

  A Lutheran pastor who conducted a same-sex marriage has been reprimanded by his church.

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  The loneliness of the long-time pastor's wife

  Pastors wives shout at their children too much, they feel they have few friends and they are plagued by money worries, according to a new study. But on the bright side, their lives are filled with joy and purpose.

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  Russia's culture minister warns Orthodox 'fanatics' against protesting Tsar film

  Russia's culture minister has made a rare government intervention in the row over Alexei Uchitel's film 'Matilda', which tells the story of a romance between Nicholas II, before he became tsar, and a dancer.

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  Farewell to the Cardinal who helped make Catholicism part of the British mainstream

  Nearly 50 bishops, 250 priests, 35 deacons and hundreds of laity along with Archbishops from Anglican, Coptic and Orthodox Churches gathered in a two-hour Requiem Mass to say farewell to the much-loved former Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor.

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  Nearly one-third of Brits still hold antisemitic ideas, study claims

  A small proportion of British adults can be categorised as 'hard-core' antisemites – about two per cent – yet antisemitic ideas can be found at varying degrees of intensity across 30 per cent of British society, the study says.

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  Quick, not dead: A vulgar Prayer Book guide even for the most froward

  A new guide to help those who find themselves with one of the traditional Anglican prayer books in church – and might not be sure sure what all of it actually means.

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  Could the BBC drop religion completely from its radio output?

  BBC Radio 4 might be able to get away in the future with not broadcasting religious services – along with science and arts programming, according to The Daily Telegraph.

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  Man charged with attempted murder after church stabbing

  A man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after a stabbing at New Jerusalem Apostolic Church in Aston, Birmingham.

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  My longed-for baby died. How can I still believe in God?

  Everyone who has lost a baby, through miscarriage, still birth, cot death or any other way, knows the terrible grief it brings. Zoë Clark-Coates and her husband Andy lost five. They set up a charity to support others facing such suffering and now Zoë has written a book, 'Saying Goodbye'.