Church
Turkey: Christians fear state interference in churches
Religious minorities fear that state interference in churches could increase, after a request was made for the government to fund the salaries of clergy and pastoral workers.
Ofsted chief: Sunday schools could be inspected under counter-extremism measures
Sunday schools will be subject to Ofsted inspections "if there are concerns" with how they are run, the chief of the body has admitted.
Southern Baptist mission board laying off staff to cut costs
The International Mission Board of the giant Southern Baptist Convention is to close its communications centre in Richmond, Virginia at the end of April .
Multicoloured martyrs, an urban elephant and telephone boxes full of fish: Lumiere London in pictures
Westminster Abbey will light up the darkness this weekend as London's biggest-ever festival of light begins. Lumiere London will see the iconic architecture of Westminster Abbey, along with 30 other locations across London, transformed by technicolour light installations.
Gay MP and former vicar quits Church of England over its stance on homosexuality
A former Vicar who resigned his living and became an MP after deciding being gay was incompatible with priesthood has now left the Anglican Church altogether.
Primates Meeting: What you need to know about why gay marriage could still split the Church
The Primates Meeting at Canterbury yesterday suspended the US Episcopal Church from membership for three years because of its endorsement of same-sex marriage.
The Pope took 2,000 homeless people, refugees and prisoners to the circus in Rome
The Vatican hosted 2,000 homeless people, refugees and prisoners at the Rony Roller circus on Thursday afternoon, where medics were also on hand to give free check-ups to those who needed it.
Episcopal Church Primate pledges to stay in the Anglican Communion
The US Episcopal Church will continue to "walk" with the 37 other provinces of the Anglican Communion in spite of being sanctioned by their fellow Primates for consecrating gay bishops and approving gay marriage.
Fossils debunk evolution theory, support belief that God created life on Earth
Advocates of the theory of evolution oftentimes use archaeological evidence such as fossils to prove that human beings came from apes. Little do they know that these same artifacts can be used to disprove their theory, and to all the more proclaim the Gospel Truth that God created the life on Earth.
Safeguarding not always 'fully integrated' into Church culture, inquiry finds
Church of England dioceses still have many lessons to learn about safeguarding although overall they have good practice, according to the first results of a new auditing process that is underway.
Former football chaplain hopes to build a prayer wall using one million bricks
A former football club chaplain has launched a campaign to build a wall that will be a national landmark representing one million prayers being answered.
Primates act against US Episcopal Church over homosexuality
The move marks a victory for conservatives from the Global Anglican Future or GAFCON grouping
There are more people going to Church schools than CofE churches in England
More pupils attend Church of England schools than people attend Church of England churches each week.
After years of spiritual abuse, a Brentwood church is still struggling to deal with its past
An unofficial report is even more damning and does what the official version fails to do: it names names and is very specific about responsibility.
Primates Meeting: Archbishop of Uganda walks out over 'torn fabric' of Anglican Communion
The meeting was called by Archbishop Welby in an attempt to find a way to hold the Anglican Communion together in the face of entrenched divisions over issues of human sexuality.
Ghana's religious leaders battle over taking in ex-Guantanamo prisoners
Khalid al-Dhuby and Mahmoud Omar Bin Atef have each been held for more than a decade without being charged.