Church

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.

Burned at the stake, racked and drowned: Why did everyone hate the Anabaptists?
The Anabaptist Balthasar Hubmaier died today in 1528, burned at the stake in Vienna for his views on baptism.

Worldwide growth for Catholics... will soon be one fifth of world's population
Roman Catholicism is growing around the world, according to the latest figures released by the Church.

A plea for peace on the Korean peninsula from evangelicals
Peace and reconciliation weighed heavily on the hearts and minds of evangelicals at an international gathering in Seoul, South Korea, at the start of the month.

Donald Trump blasted by Catholic thinkers for 'vulgarity' and 'oafishness'
A group of Roman Catholic academics have taken a stand against Donald Trump's presidential bid by publishing an open letter outlining why the business tycoon is "manifestly unfit to be president."

Mary's Meals: How a Christian-inspired charity is bringing hope to refugees in Lebanon
A Catholic-inspired charity with a vision to see each child fed and educated has moved into Lebanon to provide school meals for 1,000 children.

Egypt: Questions over authorities' claim of Christian army conscript's 'suicide'
An Egyptian Christian army conscript has died in what his family believe are suspicious circumstances.

Germany: Congregation backs priest driven out by death threats for defending refugees
Local people have rallied to the support of the Congolese-born priest in Bavaria who resigned after receiving death threats for speaking up for refugees.

India: Hindu radicals arrested for attack on Pentecostal church
Seven people have been arrested in connection with an attack on a Pentecostal church in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

When is Good Friday in 2016? Key dates for Easter
Good Friday is the day on which Christians remember the death of Jesus on the cross.

France: 80-year-old arrested over theft of 3,000 church statues, crucifixes and religious icons
Two elderly people have been arrested in a Paris suburb in connection with the theft of thousands of objects from churches.

New Chief of Staff for Lambeth Palace
The Archbishop of Canterbury has announced the appointment of a new Chief of Staff and Strategy at Lambeth Palace.

Sex abuse victim 'deeply distressed' by Lord Carey support for Bishop Bell
The sex abuse victim of former Bishop of Chichester George Bell has described the letter praising him from a former Archbishop of Canterbury as "deeply distressing".