Church
Church installs ice rink to celebrate Christmas
Father Stuart Craddock of the 14th century St Wulfram's church, Grantham put an ice rink in the nave as part of the church's first Christmas tree festival and promptly fell over when demonstrating for the BBC.
#LoveCameDown: Church parody of John Lewis shows 'real meaning of Christmas'
St Thomas's Church in Norwich have made a Christmas advert spinning off John Lewis' £13 million promotion.
Pakistan: Christian TV station destroyed in suspected arson attack
The offices of Gawahi TV in Lahore were targeted and studios, computers, Bibles, cable network equipment and furniture were destroyed.
Church of England appoints its eighth woman bishop
Karen Gorham is to be the suffragan bishop of Sherborne, in the Salisbury diocese, where she will oversee parishes in Dorset.
Pope in Africa: Paris climate talks must not fail
Francis chose his first visit to the world's poorest continent to call for the success of the two-week climate summit.
Christian gaming apps bring thousands to faith
More than 16,000 people have come to Christ as a result of one company's gaming apps, the developers have claimed.
Thanksgiving: 10 Bible Verses to help us remember God's blessings
The number of times we are told to "be thankful", in one form or another, shows how prone we are to forget what God has done for us.
Pope Francis: Inter-religious dialogue is not a luxury, it's essential
Pope Francis said on Thursday in Kenya, which has seen a spate of attacks by Islamist militants, that dialogue between religions in Africa was essential to teach young people that violence in God's name was unjustified.
Islamic State releases 10 Assyrian Christian hostages
The hostages are part of a group orginally numbering around 230 captured in February in north-eastern Syria.
Churches launch call to prayer to reverse negative views of Jesus and Christianity
The New Year Prayer day, on Sunday 3 January 2016, comes after new research showed that when Christians talk to friends about Jesus, in eight out of ten cases they put them off.
The search is on: New preaching competition wants to find sermon of the year
The competition is designed to be the catalyst for a fresh look at and celebration of the craft of preaching.
Australian priest raped victims weekly, abuse enquiry hears
A Catholic priest repeatedly raped and abused victims in south Australia, a royal commission into responses to abuse heard.
Justin Welby endorses use of force in Syria
The Archbishop of Canterbury said it was 'almost impossible' to see how refugee crisis can be resolved without force.
Medieval painting survived Reformation disguised as 10 Commandments
The 500-year-old painting depicts Judas betraying Jesus and originally hung in a parish church.
Pope Francis in Africa: What are the key issues he will face?
Religious tensions, homosexuality, clergy marriage and gender violence are all live issues on his tour.
Pastor's 'miracle' condoms lead to church stampede
Paul Sanyangore's gesture led to a number of women rushing to take some of the condoms for themselves.