Church
The Lost Gospel: Unpacking what's behind the Jesus and Mary marriage theory
The latest in a long line of books to posit that Jesus was married to Mary has come out and sent the internet into meltdown. Mark Woods looks at the evidence.
Church of England: We must not reject all religion from schools
The Church of England has slammed the drive to promote "British values" in UK schools, saying the government's "narrow" definition is "failing to prepare young people for the realities of life".
Vatican to install showers for the homeless in St Peter's Square
The Vatican has announced plans to install showers specifically to be used by homeless people in St Peter's Square.
US clergy get to keep multi-million dollar tax break after legal challenge from atheists fails
A federal court has preserved a ministers' tax allowance challenged by an atheist organisation.
Dear God, please: No more 'hipster' vicars
STOP PRESS: Some priests have facial hair, writes Helen Coffey.
Archbishop Ben Kwashi: Boko Haram terrorism is due to Islamic extremism, not poverty
The senior Archbishop in northern Nigeria has demanded that the activities of Boko Haram be acknowledged as examples of Islamic extremism rather than the results of poverty.
Pastor faces charges for not conducting same-sex wedding
A gay couple has reported a United Methodist minister to Church authorities.
Latin America: Why thousands of Catholics are defecting to evangelical churches
Huge shifts are driven by desire for personal relationship with God, writes Mark Woods.
Justin Welby launches credit union scheme to defeat payday lenders
The Archbishop of Canterbury today launches his plan to take on and outdo pay day lenders.
Bible college under huge financial pressure, stops full time training
St John's college in Nottingham goes for "radical reshaping".
Pope's US rep says televangelist Robert Schuller is 'great evangelical preacher'
The Pope's representative in the United States has singled out the retired televangelist and pastor Robert Schuller for warm praise as a "great evangelical preacher".
Pastor preaches for 53 hours, claims world record
Florida minister raises over $100,000 in marathon preaching attempt.
Kentucky Baptists expel gay-affirming church
Kentucky Baptists yesterday voted to expel a Louisville church which is open to performing and holding same-sex marriage ceremonies.
Pope sets up commission to deal with sex abuse appeals
The new group will aim to clear a backlog of cases.
One in three church leaders have low morale - what would cheer them up?
Widespread clergy demoralisation shows the need for clearer vision and better training, writes Mark Woods.
Lambeth prayer community is 'a thing of God, it can't be anything else' says new Prior
Rev Anders Litzell says the Community of St Anselm will draw on old and new traditions, like "a re-bottling of a fine vintage claret".