Church
Why are more than 1 million Russians queuing to see a saint's rib?
More than 1 million Russians have queued for hours in the last month for a glimpse of a relic from St Nicholas.
Cardinal George Pell: Key facts that we know about him
Cardinal George Pell, one of Pope Francis's most senior advisers, was charged with multiple historical sex offences on Thursday.
Space engineer and Airforce Captain becomes a priest
Fr Brad Janz from Alabama has had an unusual career...
Dubai Sheikh helps Cornish town buy its Methodist Chapel
The ruler of Dubai has helped a small Cornish village buy its Methodist chapel after residents wrote requesting his help.
The future of faith: 5 tech upgrades your church needs today
The world is advancing now more than ever, is the Church keeping up? Here are 5 tech upgrades you church needs to stay #relevant.
UK Churches can help to tackle scourge of debt
A new report indicates a number of the ways in which churches can, and are, helping those in debt.
Megapastor John MacArthur says 'no one is gay', compares homosexuality to adultery
The influential Christian megapastor John MacArthur has said that 'no one is gay', comparing homosexuality to robbery or adultery and arguing that no one person is 'hardwired' with such a disposition.
Christian charity says food bank usage likely to rise, calls for review of welfare changes
The Trussell Trust, the Christian based charity which runs the majority of the UK's food banks says their use may continue to rise.
The spiritual genius of Rowan Williams: Thoughts on the 3rd anniversary of his visit to a Jewish-Christian dialogue group
On the extraordinary contribution to Jewish Christian relations in the contemporary era by the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams
Top papal advisor Cardinal Pell takes leave following abuse charges
Cardinal George Pell â a key papal advisor and the most senior figure in the Australian Catholic Church â has been charged over historic allegations of child sex abuse.
California megachurch pastor steps down for unspecified 'personal misjudgements'
California megachurch pastor Fred K.C. Price Jnr has stepped down from leading Crenshaw Christian Center citing unspecified 'personal misjudgements'.
The bishop who battled heretics: 9 quotes from Church Father Irenaeus of Lyon
Today is the feast day of the ancient Christian bishop, apologist and Church Father Irenaeus of Lyon. Who was he?
Faith schools under fire for failing to tackle LGBT abuse
Faith schools are under fire for failing to tackle LGBT bullying as the third Stonewall report found religious based schools are consistently worse than others are tackling abuse.
Scottish Episcopal Church elects pro-gay marriage bishop as its new leader
Bishop Mark Strange, who was once in love with a man himself, is the new Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church after being elected by his fellow bishops.
Facebook is the new church, says Mark Zuckerberg
Zuckerberg, founder and head of Facebook, says his creation can now fill the role once held by churches, and organisations such as Little League
Wiltshire church vicar condemns 'disgraceful' barbecue atop 200-year old grave
Controversy was stirred at the weekend when a 200-year-old gravestone at an English church was used for a barbecue; the church vicar called it 'disgraceful'.