Pope Francis is summoning leading bishops from around the world for a February summit to discuss how to prevent sexual abuse by priests.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has been told to 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. 

A study by University College London found the influence of faith schools on grades was not significant once a child reached A-Levels but that being from a religious home was more likely to lead to academic success

The Archbishop of Canterbury has called for the rollout of Universal Credit to be halted, saying it has left people worse off.

Church of England bishops have officially adopted the international working definition of antisemitism from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA).

Romania's senators have approved a law that would pave the way for the constitution to be changed to explicitly state that marriage is a union of a man and a woman.

A senior Vatican official said the clerical sex abuse scandal is such a game-changing catastrophe for the Catholic Churchthat he called it the church's "own 9/11" - on the 17th anniversary of the attacks in the US.

Dozens of firefighters have been sent to tackle an overnight blaze at a church hall in west London.

China is rolling out new rules on religious activity on the internet amid an ongoing crackdown on churches, mosques and other institutions by the officially atheist Communist Party.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has commended the growing interest and participation in religious communities in the UK. 

The Archbishop of Canterbury has commended the growing interest and participation in religious communities in the UK. 

The Anglican Bishop of Yirol, Simon Adut Yuang, is one of at least 19 people who were killed in plane crash on Sunday.

The Bishop of Gloucester will introduce a debate in the House of Lords on Wednesday, calling for a change to the way women are sentenced.

Ministers have been urged to make reporting child abuse mandatory after a major cover-up at two leading Catholic schools.