Cardinal George Pell, an advisor to Pope Francis, has returned to his home country of Australia to face allegations of sex abuse.

Former Manchester United and Northern Ireland footballer Philip Mulryne has been ordained a Roman Catholic priest in the Dominican Order.

Clergy need more help to build "resilience" to better deal with their congregations, according to a new report approved by the Church of England's General Synod.

A Christian charity is responding to the mass displacement of 400,000 people in India left homeless by monsoon rains that have killed 12 people.

The Lake District has joined the likes of the Grand Canyon and the Taj Mahal by being awarded Unesco World Heritage status and the Archdeacon of West Cumberland says the Church could benefit from it.

The Vatican has ruled that bread used to celebrate the Eucharist during Roman Catholic Mass must not be gluten-free.

A Christian charity has warned the future of Iraqi Christians remains uncertain despite the Iraqi government saying the city of Mosul has been liberated from so-called Islamic State (IS).

The Church of England's governing body, the General Synod, has voted overwhelmingly in favour of welcoming transgender people.

The family of terminally ill baby Charlie Gard are expected to join a demonstration outside Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) after they vowed the "fight is not over".

Thousands of people gathered for a special church service this weekend to celebrate the County of Durham's mining tradition.

Anglican churches across the country celebrated seafarers and the contribution they make to society.

As the world’s newest country reaches its sixth anniversary on Sunday, Church leaders in South Sudan and in neighbouring Kenya and Uganda have called for prayer for the restoration of peace and stability in South Sudan. 

Bishops are being urged to get rid of their mitres by a senior Church of England cleric who called them an ‘unhelpful and unnecessary’ symbol of power.

The Church of England’s General Synod has backed a motion calling for a ban on the practice of Conversion Therapy aimed at altering sexual orientation.