A pastor in Nigeria accused of using a padlock around his son's neck to chain him to the ground has been arrested in what state police have branded one of the worst child abuse cases they have ever witnessed.

The Christian musician and producer Ray Goudie has died.

A priest who shot to world attention in the aftermath of the Lockerbie bombing has been forced to retire or risk never being able to speak again.

Hundreds of extra police are being drafted into Krakow as thousands of young people gather ahead of the arrival of Pope Francis for World Youth Day.

Four music videos by a US singer shot dead following a concert performance are to be released in  acelebration of her work.

The Vatican has led the condemnation of the killing of a priest at a church in northern France calling it "barbarous".

The Christian music artist Ray Goudie has died after a long battle with cancer.

The largest LEGO model ever built by the general public has been completed at Durham Cathedral after a schoolgirl laid the last piece.

The Christian author of the best-selling Left Behind book series has died at the age of 90.

A priest has been killed after two men stormed a French church armed with knives and slit his throat.

Two men who took hostages at a church in northern France have been shot dead by police, reports suggest.

A Christian disability charity has announced it is sponsoring the Rwandan women's sitting volleyball team to go to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

A Christian former drug addict says his time in a coffin underground has been a "mind-boggling experience".

An American pastor, serving in Germany, has told Premier he's concerned over a potential increase in racial tension following yet another terrorist attack.