A Christian leader has told Premier schools have some responsibility to ensure they take poorer children.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has held a short meeting with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.

A Church of England bishop has labelled the latest migrant boat sinking in which up to 400 people have died as "desperately sad".

Christian organisations have issued a joint statement making fresh calls for the government to drop proposals to send Ofsted inspectors to churches to counter extremism.

Faith leaders are uniting with a new letter to the President of the UN General Assembly calling on him to take more and faster action on climate change.

Christian organisations have issued a joint statement making fresh calls for the government to drop proposals to send Ofsted inspectors to churches to counter extremism.

A pastor has publicly defended his decision to hire a convicted paedophile, comparing the crime to shop lifting.

The singer Joss Stone has postponed shows on the Caribbean leg of her world tour and appealed for prayers for her sick dog.

An Irish nun, described as a superstar by her family, is among the dead in a massive earthquake in Ecuador.

The Alpha course has been revamped to offer an alternative way for people to think about faith.

Filipino presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte has been condemned over rape comments.

Pope Francis has described a Syrian Christian woman who was murdered for her faith as a martyr.

The Christian businessman and founder of the Stagecoach group, Sir Brian Souter, has been named as one of the most generous celebrities in the UK.

The Salvation Army is helping thousands of people hit by the strongest earthquake Ecuador has faced in decades.