Getting more young people involved and using their gifts within the Methodist Church is the goal of its new Youth President-elect.

The Bishop of Newcastle has urged the Government to carry out a "substantial review" of benefit sanctions in light of a report published by the National Audit Office (NAO).

A Christian school in Nottinghamshire has banned pupils from raising their hands to answer questions in class.

Churches are being urged to open night shelters this winter, amid new figures which claim more than a quarter of a million people in England are homeless.

Kendall Jenner, the supermodel sister of Kim Kardashian, has said that her family is praying for Kanye West's recovery.

Mexican authorities have charged a Catholic priest with meddling in politics.

Some Christians feel so "picked on" that they are fearful to speak about their faith in public anymore, the Bishop of Leeds has said.

The Church of England Commissioners have been forced to provide even more money to help struggling Peterborough Cathedral pay bills and staff.

The acting head teacher at a Catholic primary school in Gosport has been informed that he cannot apply for the permanent role because he is divorced and remarried.

People with lung conditions are being urged to sing Christmas carols in church and other places to improve their breathing.

Canon Joanna Penberthy has told the BBC one of her priorities as bishop will be to raise awareness about gender-based violence.

The Norwegian Catholic Church has been fined 1 million Krone (£94,000) for embellishing membership figures in order to receive more state aid.

A new project has been launched to try and remove the stigma attached to living with HIV and AIDS in the church.

A technique designed to cure some genetic diseases, which would give a child DNA from three different people, is now close to approval.