A Christian rapper who killed a man in a row over Gospel CDs has been jailed for 18 years.

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An attempt to build the world's tallest artificial Christmas tree might not be finished in time for Christmas Day, say organisers.

More than a third of parents were not allowed to take pictures of their own children at school nativity plays this year, according to a recent poll.

Almost half of people referred to foodbanks face choosing between heating and eating this winter according to new research by the Trussell Trust.

A truck driven into a busy Christmas market by an iconic church in central Berlin killing at least twelve people was done so on purpose, police have said.

The leader of one of Northern Ireland's political parties, Christian Naomi Long, has told Premier the country's first minister must step aside for the good of the country.

A Christian counselling service has called on churches to make themselves better equipped at dealing with people at risk of committing suicide.

Jediism, the practice of worshiping characters from the Star Wars franchise, is not a religion, the Charity Commission has ruled.

American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen has spoken about his Catholic upbringing.

An atheist has succeeded in his campaign to have a secular poster which states there is no God or angels, a few hundred metres away from a park Nativity set.

One of the UK's leading Christian charities has called the government's policy on Syria "appalling" and "naive to the point of being totally unrealistic" in an unprecedented criticism.

A unity government has been formed in Lebanon ending weeks of deadlock but the main Christian party has refused an offer to take part.

Christian bakers found to have discriminated against a gay activist by refusing to bake him a cake which featured a pro-gay marriage slogan can now ask the highest court in the land to hear their case.