Just days after the bakery Greggs apologised for replacing Jesus with a sausage roll in a nativity scene, an artist has painted Jesus, using a Greggs sausage roll as the paint brush and ketchup as the paint.

Amid the surprise resignation of Lebanon's prime minister and fresh speculation that the country is embroiled in a regional power struggle, Christians are being urged to pray.

A church in Florida has put up a sign on every door in the building warning all those wishing to enter that 'we are heavily armed'.

The Queen and Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will have their 70 years of marriage celebrated by Westminster Abbey on Monday, where it all began in 1947.

The growing popularity of extravagant Advent calendars is "selfish" and "deeply ironic", a senior Church of England vicar has claimed.

Songs Of Praise star Aled Jones will not appear on the BBC while the broadcaster investigates alleged inappropriate behaviour more than a decade ago.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh smile as they stand side by side in the first of a new series of portraits to mark their 70th wedding anniversary.

The Benedictine monks of Ampleforth Abbey have debated if an en suite is "going too far" for a monk, as details of the abbey's first major refurbishment in more than a century are worked out.

One of Italy's most celebrated classical singers has made history by becoming the first woman to perform inside the Sistine Chapel.

Pope Francis has said he is making "fervent prayers" for the 44 crew aboard the missing submarine in Argentina.

A convent of Spanish nuns have been fined for having a priceless church organ repaired without the state's permission.

A memorial service was held on Saturday morning to mark the 30th anniversary of the King's Cross fire.

A university chaplain has become the first transgender minister to be ordained by the Methodist Church.

A new set of stamps is being issued to commemorate the 70th wedding anniversary of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, including images of their wedding and honeymoon.