Church

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  Church appoints first permanent safeguarding chief

  Melissa Caslake's appointment follows the release of a major report into safeguarding failures which the Church of England said made for "very difficult reading".

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  Remembering Jane Haining: The brave Scots woman who lost her life saving Jewish school girls

  Jane Haining was matron at the Scottish Mission boarding school in Budapest, where many students were Jewish girls. She died in Auschwitz after refusing to leave them.

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  Barring gay bishops' spouses from Lambeth Conference was 'painful' but necessary, says Archbishop of Canterbury

  The Archbishop of Canterbury has defended his decision to ban the spouses of gay bishops from attending a major conference next year.

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  Catholic Church must return to God to overcome abuse crisis, says Benedict XVI

  Pope Francis' predecessor Benedict XVI has blamed the sexual abuse scandal blighting the Catholic Church on a "collapse" of moral theology and the impact of the sexual revolution.

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  Leviticus: it gets a bad rap but G-d meant it for joy

  There is a reason why Leviticus is planted right in the middle of the five Books of Moses

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  Steve Clifford leaving Evangelical Alliance after a decade at the helm

  Steve Clifford has announced he is to step down as general director of the Evangelical Alliance at the end of this year.

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  Quakers join in criticism of Westminster Abbey over nuclear weapons ceremony

  The Quakers have become the latest critics of a service taking place at Westminster Abbey next month to commemorate 50 years of nuclear deterrents in British waters.

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  Britain's housing crisis is 'hitting the poorest the hardest', says Archbishop of Canterbury

  Justin Welby said that any way forward on Britain's housing crisis "must involve building communities, not just houses".

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  Church of England bishops say the 'tide is turning' on harmful online content

  "It's about time that social media companies are held responsible for their content and are accountable for their actions," the Bishop of Gloucester, Rachel Treweek, has said after the Government unveiled plans to impose substantial fines on websites that fail to take action against "online harms".

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  How a simple scheme has transformed giving at one church

  A scheme being rolled out across the Church of England to simplify giving has led to a 10 per cent increase in donations at one County Durham Church.

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  Church Army leader Mark Russell to head up The Children's Society

  Mark Russell is to join The Children's Society as its new CEO after 12 years at the helm of Church Army.

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  Celebrated composer John Rutter lifts hearts and voices at Bradford Cathedral

  English composer and conductor John Rutter CBE was at Bradford Cathedral earlier this month to share some snippets from his decades in choral music.

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  Churches rally in London's Trafalgar Square against the devastation of knife crime

  Churches have come together with the Ascension Trust to hold a major rally in London calling for an end to knife crime.

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  Christian conferences: they would be so rewarding and fun, if I could just get there

  Just getting to a conference can be half the battle - but the other half starts when we get there

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  Bishops and campaigners want Westminster Abbey to cancel nuclear deterrent service

  The Bishops of Colchester and Chelmsford are among those objecting to the service being held to "recognise 50 years of continuous at sea deterrent"