Church

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  Archbishop warns Church of England against dangers of 'radical change'

  The Archbishop of Canterbury says change must be undertaken with respect for tradition, at a time when Church is struggling to deal with the challenges of dwindling numbers and clergy sex abuse.

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  CofE backs campaign to reduce food waste

  The government should take steps to tackle food poverty and take steps to minimies food waste, according to the Church of England.

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  Pope Francis is 'ready to go to Iraq', Chaldean patriarch says

  Pope Francis has said he is 'ready to go to Iraq', according to a Patriarch of the Chaldean Church.

• Anglicans back Pope Francis's day of fasting for Congo and South Sudan

  Anglican leaders are backing a call from Pope Francis for a worldwide day of fasting and prayer for the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan.

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  John Hooper: the radical Puritan preacher burned for his faith

  On this day in 1555, passionate Puritan and English Reformer John Hooper was burned at the stake for heresy. He faced his death with courage, refusing to recant his views.

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  Church to urge government clampdown on supermarket food waste

  The Church of England is set to urge the government to clamp down on supermarkets who needlessly waste surplus food.

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  Entrenched opposition to women priests blocks Church's diversity efforts, synod told

  Entrenched opposition to women's ordination is still blocking the Church of England's attempts to improve diversity among its senior leadership, its ruling general synod was told today.

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  Seven church leaders in Sudan fined for resisting government

  Seven church leaders in Sudan were fined this week charged with 'objection to the authorities', as Christian protest over state confiscation of churches continues.

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  Church of England facing more than 3,000 abuse cases

  The Church of England is facing more than 3,000 abuse complaints, the vast majority of which relate to children.

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  GAFCON head urges evangelical Anglicans to act on 'visible differentiation' warning

  The chair of the GAFCON conservative Anglican grouping has urged evangelicals in the Church of England to act on a warning that they may distance themselves from the Church if it liberalises its doctrine of marriage and sexuality.

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  The 'bonfire of the vanities': One Christian reformer's passionate purge of sinful distraction

  On this day in 1497 occurred a dramatic public display of zealous, religiously-minded arson. The great 'bonfire of the vanities' targeted numerous objects deemed dangerous temptations to sin by the passionate instigator of the purge, Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola.

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  Church of England panel to promote 'mutual flourishing' over women bishops

  The Archbishops of Canterbury and York are calling on parishes to recommit to a 2014 agreement that allowed for women bishops but also promised to allow traditionalists who oppose female ordination to 'flourish'.

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  Rachael Denhollander reignites Sovereign Grace Church controversy

  Rachael Denhollander, the former US gymnast who was the first to bring accusations of abuse against the disgraced Larry Nassar, has hit back at Sovereign Grace Church (SGC) after the evangelical outfit denied allegations of abuse cover-up.

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  Archbishop of Canterbury says George Bell's accuser is as important as late bishop's reputation

  The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has said that the woman who alleged that Bishop George Bell abused her should be 'treated equally importantly' as the reputation of the late bishop, and that she is 'not an inconvenience to be overlooked'.

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  Irish Bishops hit out at 'unrestricted access to abortion' ahead of referendum on law change in May

  Irish bishops have reiterated that they are opposed to 'unrestricted access to abortion' ahead of the forthcoming referendum on the controversial area in May this year.