Plans for Vladimir Putin and the French President to open a new church in central Paris have been called off, amid growing tensions over the conflict in Syria.

The next Moderator of the Church of Scotland will be Rev Dr Derek Browning, in a move seen as a drive for more evangelisation in the Church.

A Christian former GP in Lancashire could be struck off the medical register after admitting inappropriately touching a patient during an appointment.

The Church in Haiti is leading the battle against an impending cholera outbreak after the devastation of Hurricane Matthew.

There is a final push for prayer in the last 24 hours before Christian woman Asia Bibi finds out if she will be hanged in Pakistan.

A petition to ban shops from opening on Boxing Day has received more than 50,000 signatures - just three days after being set up.

A catholic politician poised to become the next secretary general of the United Nations has been endorsed by bishops in his home country.

Drew Murphy, 47, is employed by the Salvation Army to care for an unnamed 45-year-old, but was found guilty of stealing from him in Greenock Sheriff Court (pictured) in Scotland in August.

A Christian campaigner has told Premier that money spent on screening foetus' for Down's Syndrome would be better spent on inclusion projects and support for families bringing up a child with the condition. 

Ahead of a vote by European politicians over whether to recognise surrogacy agreements, a group of Christian lawyers are calling for the practise to be outlawed in the UK.

A televangelist in Nigeria has donated around £12,000 (5 million Nigerian naira) to a Muslim acid attack victim in India after hearing about her case. 

The Bishop of Norwich has said the election of a new US president could be the key to ending the war in Syria.

Three teenage girls in Ethiopia have been detained for two weeks after handing out books about the Christian faith, according to World Watch Monitor working in the region. 

One of the oldest churches in London could be demolished and turned into a new block of flats.