Celebrated theologian and author, NT Wright has gone on record saying that the concept of The Rapture, which was the basis of the global best selling ‘Left Behind’ series, is not in fact biblical and is a misinterpretation of what Paul intended when he wrote the letter to the church in Thessalonica.

The National Trust is working with staff in Wiltshire to ensure BC (before Christ) and AD (anno domini) are not replaced by the more modern terms, BCE 'before common era' and CE 'common era'.

Lord Beith, former deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, and Catherine Stihler, Labour MEP for Scotland, have said Asia Bibi should be offered a home in the UK.

Churches have been warned that unless they work together knife crime could take 20 years to tackle in London.

The Catholic church has been accused of seeing abuse victims as "third class citizens", by a man who recalled his time as a frightened schoolboy allegedly forced to kneel and pray with his trousers down at a parish priest's house.

The Pope is giving a prominent new role to the Vatican's most experienced sex crimes investigator.

A Labour MP plotted with her brother to evade a speeding prosecution by claiming a Russian man had been behind the wheel, a court has heard.

A war memorial marking the centenary of the First World War has been designed by prisoners at HMP Erlestoke.

Classical singer Russell Watson has spoken of how major illness has brought him closer to God.

Brenton Brown and his family have lost almost all their possessions to a wildfire which tore through their California home.

Cardinal Vincent Nichols is said to be recovering after being taken unwell during a Remembrance service on Sunday.

A Pentecostal church in south east London has denied engaging in so-called gay conversion therapy after an undercover reporter claimed leaders said God could "fix" him.

American preacher Rick Warren has written to his congregation to say he is recovering after surgery

Teaching children at home has risen by 78% in the last five years.