Mark Woods
MPs reject call to rescue refugee children abandoned in Europe
Campaigners including Save the Children had called for the children to be allowed in, arguing there was an urgent need to protect them.
Bangladesh: Islamic State claims machete murder of English professor
Islamic State said it was behind the death of Rezaul Karim Siddiquee, 58.
Pope Francis urges prayer for kidnapped priests in Syria
"May the Merciful God touch the heart of the abductors and grant the release of our brothers," Francis said.
Secularists accuse Church of England of schools 'land grab'
Secular campaigners have hit out at the Church of England over its plans to take over four non-religious schools in the North of England.
Why atheist churches are parasites on true Christianity
There's a church in Toronto where they don't believe in God â and that's just fine, according to the minister.
Bishop and pastor face church trial for same-sex wedding
Bishop Melvin Talbert and Pastor Val Rosenquist officiated at the service for Jim Wilborne and John Romano.
Pennsylvania church killing: Man shot dead during 'altercation' in service
Robert Braxton, 27, was shot in the chest and died during a confrontation.
Why Christian ministers should stop taking weddings
A Norwegian Roman Catholic bishop says it's time for clergy to stop officiating at weddings.
Austrian bishop forbids government from building anti migrant fence on church land
The Bishop of Eisenstadt, Aegidius Zsifkokvics, is refusing permission for an anti-migrant fence on Church land.
Bishop at Denzel Washington's church in bizarre row over abuse claims
Florida pastor Earl Carter has been in a long-running feud with Bishop Charles Blake.
Gospel for Asia fights back against fraud allegations
GFA is facing accusations of financial mismanagement and deliberate attempts to deceive its donors.
US Catholics like the Pope, but don't listen to him
Only about one in 10 American Catholics say they turn to the Pope "a great deal" for guidance on difficult moral questions.
'Religion is the opium of the people': Why Karl Marx is half right
One thing everyone knows about Karl Marx is that he was an atheist.
Christianity and cannabis: Does legalising it make it OK?
The Liberal government of Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to push for the legalisation of cannabis.
Why Pope Francis said fundamentalists shouldn't be trained as priests
Pope Francis told a Vatican gathering some promising candidates for the priesthood are hiding serious psychological problems.
John Stott's classic 'Basic Christianity' under fire
A publisher has hit back at claims that a revised edition of John Stott's classic Basic Christianity changes the book's meaning and is "a bad imitation of the original".