Conservative MP Andrew Turner has announced he will not be standing at the General Election after he was reported to have told a group of A-Level students that homosexuality was "wrong" and "dangerous to society".

A chapel that sheltered 9/11 rescue workers may be forced to close following a sharp rent rise to more than £200,000 because of high-end stores and luxury flats crowding the area.

At least six million people have been asked to become a Godparent at a Church of England christening since the millennium, according to a new analysis released in advance of special church services to celebrate the role of Godparents.

A partial ban on the Burka in Germany has moved a step closer.

The Pope has been celebrating Mass for Egypt's tiny Catholic community and meeting its priests and seminarians before returning to Rome.

Theresa May's focus on cutting immigration feeds the "poisonous lie" that migrants are a drain on the country and leads to people "being beaten within an inch of their lives" in hate crimes, Tim Farron has said.

A charity café set up in memory of murdered Christian teenager Jimmy Mizen from Lewisham in London has reopened after being targeted by burglaries and vandalism.

Christians in Sudan request prayer against continued efforts to take over church property. This week, the police and an armed mob occupied part of the Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church (SPEC) compound in Omdurman which includes houses, offices and school premises.

The Pope is preparing to celebrate Mass for Egypt's tiny Catholic community and meet its priests and seminarians before returning to Rome.

An American breastfeeding mother claims she was asked to cover up and leave her church seat to prevent men feeling 'uncomfortable'.

A TV host has been left stunned after an Egyptian Coptic Christian woman said she forgives the suicide bombers who killed 45 people celebrating Palm Sunday at church.

Travellers have left up to 40 tonnes of waste outside an historic church in Essex and taxpayers have been left to pay for the clean-up.

The Archbishop of York is marking the start of the Tour de Yorkshire by hosting a three day mission in the region.

Saturday marks 100 days since United States President Donald Trump took office.