Pope Francis has described 29 people killed by gunmen targeting a bus carrying Coptic Christians in Egypt on Friday as "martyrs".

Relatives of Manchester bomb victim Eilidh MacLeod (pictured) have said they are praying her friend seriously injured in the attack makes a full recovery.

Churches across the country have been encouraged to set aside time in their services to pray for journalists, amid the growing phenomena of so-called fake news.

The international Christian organisation Tearfund says it is "disappointed" at Donald Trump delaying a final decision on a major climate change pledge.

Islamic State said it was responsible for a gun attack targeting a bus carrying Coptic Christian pilgrims on Friday which killed 29 people.

Liberal Democrats leader Tim Farron (pictured above, centre) has cited his Christian faith during a multi-faith solidarity event held in response to the Manchester Arena bombing.

Twenty thousand people are expected to attend the 2017 Big Church Day Out which gets underway in West Sussex this weekend.

Christians are being encouraged to pray for the Muslim world as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan gets underway.

Sir Cliff Richard's lawyers say he is now focusing on a High Court battle with the BBC, after settling a dispute with a police force.

Egyptian government fighter jets have struck militant training bases in neighbouring Libya in retaliation for an attack on Coptic Christians which killed 28 people.

New figures revealing £1.8 billion was spent on a particular type of betting machine last year has prompted Christian campaigners to renew their call for maximum stakes to be drastically cut.

The Archbishop of Canterbury says he is "heartbroken" at least 28 people died when militants wearing masks opened fire on a bus in Egypt taking Coptic Christians to a monastery.

A priest and a number of churchgoers have been kidnapped by militants linked to Islamic State (IS) in the Philippines.

A settlement has been reached between Sir Cliff Richard and South Yorkshire Police after the Christian entertainer sued the force over a raid at his home nearly three years ago.