Ruth Gledhill
Pope gives two children the ride of their lives â in his Popemobile
A family vacationing in Rome who had planned to make just a quick stop at the Vatican were surprised when the Pope invited two of their children for a 10-minute ride on the Popemobile.
Disgraced paedophile Bishop Bell abused five-year-old while telling her 'God loved me', says victim
The victim of paedophile Church of England bishop George Bell has spoken for the first time of how the revered ecclesiastical figure abused her regularly from when she was just five years old.
Leading New Wine and CofE pastor resigns from all posts
Leading evangelical pastor Mark Bailey steps down from all church leadership roles after a meeting with the Bishop of Gloucester Rachel Treweek.
'Imams of Instagram' is latest craze on social media
An novel new online trend is proving popular on the social media site Instagram.
Jews welcome new egalitarian prayer space at Jerusalem's Western Wall
Liberal Jews in Britain have welcomed the decision in Israel to establish an "egalitarian" prayer space at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, the most holy site in the Jewish religion.
Israeli teens charged over anti-Christian hate graffiti
Three teenagers have been charged in Jerusalem for allegedly writing "Christians to hell" and other religious hate messages on the walls of a Benedictine abbey and an Orthodox seminary next door.
UK sees sudden surge in churchgoing after years of decline
As many as six in 10 Britsh adults visited a church, chapel or religious meeting house in the last 12 months, according to a new survey.
Christian university head says Donald Trump will not be invited to speak on his campus
Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has won a glowing endorsement from evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr, president of Liberty, the largest Christian university in the US, but there will be no such support coming forth from the president of evangelical Oklahoma Wesleyan University.
Calais 'jungle' church and mosque demolished
Bulldozers moved in to the "jungle" refugee camp in Calais this morning to demolish the mosque, St Michael's Church and other nearby structures.
Jamaican pastor weeps as he reaches retirement after decades of 'miraculous' ministry
One of Jamaica's most popular pastors has finally retired at the age of 72 after a life of extraordinary and even miraculous ministry. He and the church survived earthquake, arson and even an attempt on his own life.
Archbishops set aside Pentecost 2016 in bid to evangelise England
The Archbishop of Canterbury is heading the biggest evangelism project in the UK so far this millennium. Every cathedral, church and clergyman and woman in the land is being urged to share their faith and win new converts to Christianity.
Clergy could soon be allowed to take services in jeans and hoodies
The habit of dressing down on Sundays is to become legal for the first time as the General Synod prepares to debate a new law to allow clergy to wear casual clothes during services.
Support for same-sex marriage grows among CofE laity
Conservatives criticise a poll that shows number of Church of England members who support same-sex marriage exceeds those who oppose it for the first time.
The child asked the Pope: 'What was God doing before he made the world?'
Before God made the world, he was "loving". Or so says the Pope, answering a question asked of him by a child.
Pope Francis 'very likely' to visit Auschwitz says Vatican
Pope Francis is expected to visit the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz during his visit to Poland for World Youth Day in July, according to the Vatican.
Mexican community expels 10 Baptist families for refusing to recant faith
Ten Baptist families have been expelled by an indigenous community in Mexico for refusing to recant their Christian faith.