The Methodist Church has called on political candidates to conduct themselves with "civility", ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections.

An auxiliary bishop has been assaulted during a Mass in New Jersey.

The trial judge in the case of Rev Hassan Abduraheem, Petr Jašek and Abdumonem Abdumawla has found them guilty of a number of charges, including espionage, a national security crime. 

There is a fresh bid to encourage churches across the country to help those leaving prison turn their lives around through partnerships with local rehabilitation projects for inmates.

A Syrian Christian family have been sent back to their home country from an American airport after waiting nearly 15 years to be reunited with relatives.

A Church of England judge has intervened in a tombstone row by ordering relatives to add the name of a grandmother's second husband onto a gravestone in Staffordshire.

The Royal Mint will mark the 65th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne with a range of coins including a design by the Bishop of St Asaph.

The Christian Czech aid worker Petr Jašek has been sentenced to serve 20 years in a Sudanese prison after being found guilty of crimes against the state.

A court in Pakistan's acquitted 112 people accused of destroying a Christian area in the country, according to Reuters.

The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, has given his backing to a fresh attempt to curb the powers of Sharia courts over vulnerable Muslim women.

The Gambia's new president has started rolling back laws that Christians feared would be used to target them.

The government's proposed new law that would force Sunday schools and Bible study groups to open their doors to Ofsted inspectors are "sinking without a trace", according to a Whitehall source.

The Catholic Church is facing a "haemorrhage" of priests and nuns, Pope Francis has warned.

Social networking site Facebook is being accused of censoring Christian views by removing controversial posts with little reason and no appeals process.