Bosses at two English cathedrals are defending their commitment to staff welfare after it emerged they have been advertising vacancies which include zero-hour contracts.

A new documentary highlights the effect Pope John Paul ll's visit to Ireland in 1979 had on the Northern Ireland peace process.

The Church of England has been criticised after the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, slammed Amazon at the recent TUC Congress in Manchester, despite the Church holding stock in the online retail giant.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has come under fire after it emerged the Church of England uses zero-hour contracts and invests in Amazon - despite his attacks on both during a speech earlier this week.

Requests for 'protest-free' zones around abortion clinics have been rejected by the government, pro-life groups say this is good as it increases choice. 

Two Christian brothers in Scotland who are under threat of being deported to Pakistan have received support from First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

A 252-year-old golden pelican statue has been stolen from a church in Wales.

The two Russian men who have been accused of the Salisbury nerve agent attack have claimed they were visiting the city to see the cathedral.

Mark Wahlberg has revealed that prayer is at the top of his daily routine which starts at 2:30 a.m.

A report on sexual abuse inside the Catholic Church in Germany says 3,677 people were abused by clergy between 1946 and 2014, two leading German media outlets have said.

Going to church, buying a second home or using a relative's address are some of the tactics used by parents to get their child into a good school, a report has revealed.

Two chapels and a church in England are said to be “crying out for redevelopment” according to the Victorian Society.

The Church in Wales has taken a step towards allowing clergy to hold weddings and blessings for gay couples.

An MP has said the Archbishop of Canterbury should quit his position after commenting on how the Church would work with the TUC to reduce inequality in the workforce and hold businesses to account.