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Questions about God? Now you can ask Alexa

The Church of England has today launched its own Alexa 'skill', allowing millions of users of the voice-controlled virtual assistant to pose to it their questions about the Christian faith, prayer and where to find the nearest church events.

Billy Graham told family to preserve teachings of Bible at any cost in last will and testament

The late famed evangelist Billy Graham asked his family in his last will and testament to defend the doctrines of salvation found in the Bible at any cost.

Devotees flock to New Mexico church to see 'crying' Virgin Mary statue

Hundreds of believers are traveling to a Catholic Church in New Mexico to see a supposedly crying statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Paige Patterson removed as seminary head after Southern Baptist #MeToo campaign

Paige Patterson has been removed as president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary after a marathon 13-hour session of trustees that ended just after 3 am local time.

Hindu nationalists damaging India's secular constitution, warns archbishop of Delhi

The Catholic archbishop of Delhi has sparked an angry rebuke from the ruling Hindu nationalist party after he warned India's secular constitution was at threat.

Michael Curry: I thought my Royal wedding invite was an April Fools' prank

Michael Curry thought his invite to preach at the Royal wedding was an April Fools' joke, he told ITV's Good Morning Britain.

'Don't worry we are dealing with the Christians': Algeria's crackdown on churches

With presidential elections looming next year and the government under pressure from the Islamist MSP opposition party, ministers are using the 12-year-old legislation to instil a new crackdown on churches.

Jimmy Carter's jibe at Trump in Liberty University address

The former US president, Democrat Jimmy Carter, spoke at Liberty University, a bastion of Republican conservative Christianity, on Saturday, in a counter-intuitive pairing that saw him warmly applauded by the commencement audience.

Helpless and dependent: Why do we struggle with a vulnerable Jesus?

So where does Jesus fit into this question of vulnerability? Was he vulnerable? Is he vulnerable?

Catholic home accused of allowing 'illegal' adoptions

A Catholic-run home in Northern Ireland has been accused of 'illegal' cross-border adoptions after allegations emerged it had shipped babies overseas against their mother's will.

27 US cities identified as 'abortion deserts' due to lack of abortion clinics, study finds

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has found that as many as 27 cities in the U.S. can be classified as "abortion deserts" because there are no clinics for women who want to terminate their pregnancy.