A number of Cardinals are said to be outraged at plans to open a McDonald's store in the Vatican.

One in three Brits would want to take a Bible with them if they were about to be stranded on a desert island, according to new research.

The first UK visit by a head of the Russian Orthodox Church gets underway on Saturday, amid hopes it will help build trust at a time when relations between London and Moscow are being strained over the ongoing conflict in Syria.

The national inquiry into how the Church of England, the Church in Wales and other bodies dealt with the sexual abuse of children is going to be scaled back, it has been reported.

A cheque from Anglican church-goers to Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral following a burglary has been welcomed as "a moving gesture of friendship".

A deal reached by nearly 200 countries in Rwanda to cut the use of a type of greenhouse gas 10,000 times more harmful than carbon dioxide has bought "more time" in the battle against climate change, Christian Aid says.

Three Christian converts each facing 80 lashes for drinking alcohol during Holy Communion are due before an Iranian court to challenge their sentences.

Pope Francis has questioned the hypocrisy of Christians who don’t welcome refugees. 

Anglican churches are often multi-cultural and able to understand the struggles faced by refugees and migrants, a mission agency has said.

There is an emergency call for prayer as forces in Iraq prepare to push Islamic State (IS) from its stronghold in Mosul. 

Churches in Colchester have told Premier they will be praying for the family of a four-month-old baby boy killed in a dog attack.

There's a dispute between a widow and the Diocese of Ely because its judge refused to allow the headstone message for her late husband.

Just 0.5 per cent of churches in England in Wales have taken up the offer of free government money to improve security in their buildings.

A Christian charity has launched a legal battle trying to stop churches in Massachusetts from having to make toilets available to males, females and those that identify as transgender.