Church

Disgraced Christian minister Paul Flowers in new sex and drugs scandal
The disgraced former head of the Co-operative Bank has been caught up in a new scandal.

Pope Francis to replace envoy to U.S. who set his controversial meeting with anti-gay activist Kim Davis
Pope Francis is soon replacing his retired representative to the United States who made the controversial decision of setting up his meeting with an anti-gay activist.

Second African province announces Anglican boycott over LGBT controversies
Archbishop of Kenya Eliud Wabukala said his province will join Uganda in a boycott of the next meeting of the Anglican Communion's central body.

Three years on, Pope leaves Catholic conservatives feeling marginalised
Three years after the election of Pope Francis, Roman Catholic conservatives are growing increasingly worried that he is quietly unraveling the legacy of his predecessors.

Number of Roman Catholics grew faster than global population during past decade, Vatican records show
The number of Catholics around the world increased to 1.27 billion in 2014 from 1.12 billion in 2005, or a growth rate of 17.8 percent, outpacing global population growth.

Christianity not on brink of collapse despite rise in non-believers' number â academic
For academic and author Arthur Brooks, the numbers showing more and more people not believing in any form of religion does not mean that Christianity is on the verge of a collapse.

Evangelicals stand with Pope Francis in condemning 'slaughter' of nuns in Yemen
Pope Francis is outraged over the "pointless slaughter" of four nuns at a Yemeni retirement home last Friday, and evangelical leaders from around the globe are sharing his sadness regarding the matter.

Ann Widdecombe appointed head of Christian pro-Brexit group
The former Conservative government minister and devout Christian Ann Widdecombe is to head the pro-Brexit campaign group Christians for Britain.

It is not racist to fear migrants, says Archbishop of Canterbury
Justin Welby said: "There is a tendency to say 'those people are racist', which is just outrageous, absolutely outrageous."

Church erects billboard showing Donald Trump nailing Jesus to the cross â for his 'un-Christian' ways
Although Donald Trump won the evangelical vote in Tuesday's Republican presidential nomination contests in Michigan, Mississippi and Hawaii, a church in far away New Zealand has clearly made known its displeasure at the GOP front-runner for his "un-Christian" ways.

Pope tightens up rules around cash and canonisation
The Vatican has announced new rules to manage the £400,000 cost of making saints.

How a revolution that killed 20 million people is still shaping China's view of Christianity
The growth of Chinese Christianity is one of the most remarkable gospel stories of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Franklin Graham: I have no hope in the Republican Party... The only hope for this country is God
Franklin Graham told top broadcaster Fox News. "We have taken God out of the political debate. We have taken Him out of the public space. And I want to put Him back in."

Donald Trump nailing Jesus on a cross appears in church's protest cartoon
Donald Trump continues on the road to become one of the most polarising figures among Christians in a generation as one church in Auckland demonstrated their opposition to his "unChristian" even as he continues to be the leading candidate among US evangelicals in exit polls.

BBC focus on Amenian church destroyed by Islamic State
The Armenian Genoicide Memorial church, in Aleppo, Syria, was built in 1991 to commemorate those martyred in the 1915 Armenian genocide. Just 23 years later it was blown up by Islamic State.

When is Easter Sunday in 2016? Key dates for Easter this year
Easter is the day on which Christians celebrate Christ's rising from the dead.