The head of the UK Catholic Church has called for "self-discipline" in public debate as he accused politicians of trading in fear and letting the UK down.
Churches face serious terror threats in Turkey, where hate speech against Christians in social and conventional media has increased and church figures are being deported, according to the country's Association of Protestant Churches.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has said the Church of England has not "reached the end of the road" over its position on gay marriage, raising the possibility of future change to doctrine.
The Archbishop of Canterbury would be "very glad" to meet Donald Trump and try and "persuade him to change his views" if the US president came to the UK on a state visit.
A draft religious freedom executive order that will delight conservative evangelicals and outrage liberals reveals sweeping plans by Donald Trump's administration to overhaul anti-discrimination protection for various minority groups.
A senior Catholic cardinal has set himself at odds with bishops in his home country of Germany by speaking out against allowing divorced and remarried people to receive Holy Communion.
After reading a Eucharistic prayer very similar to one that we use in the Mass, the Church of England vicar went round offering the residents – many suffering from dementia – a communion wafer. "What's this?" asked one old lady. "Just a bit of bread," replied the vicar.