A maths teacher at a school in Oxfordshire has been suspended and will appear at a disciplinary hearing to answer allegations that he referred to a pupil born female as a ‘girl’.

For the first time ever data relating to reported cases of Child Abuse Linked to Faith or Belief has been released by the Government.

Pope Francis has warned that international relations can no longer be "held captive" by policies of fear and nuclear deterrence, as he urged the world to get behind his vision of a future free from atomic weapons.

Prominent Church of England evangelical Lorna Ashworth has left the Archbishops’ Council in protest over what she described a "revisionist agenda" and “heretical teaching”.

The chairman of the Fundraising Regulator has threatened to clampdown on charities sending out unsought Christmas cards.

A project in Glasgow worth £17 million is bringing Jewish & Catholic school children under one roof.

For the first time ever data relating to reported cases of Child Abuse Linked to Faith or Belief has been released by the Government.

New research has revealed just one in five people think cathedrals and churches should be protected for future generations.

A new study has debunked the notion that people who hold strong beliefs are less logical than those who don't.

References to Jesus and the Queen could be dropped from a prayer recited in the New Zealand parliament, under new proposals

A choir in Notting Hill continued to sing on Thursday evening despite mistaking a nearby anti-gang police operation for a terror attack.

Pope Francis has banned the sale of cigarettes and tobacco inside Vatican City, starting at the beginning of the New Year.

Supermarkets and other high street traders are being urged to do their "homework" about the true story of Christmas when producing their Christmas marketing campaigns.

Pope Francis has moved Pope John Paul I, the pope who reigned for only 33 days in 1978, a step closer to possible sainthood just days after the Vatican endorsed a new book debunking decades of conspiracy theories about his sudden death.