A Christian MP asked the Government 50 times during one day what it is doing to tackle persecution against believers around the world, it has emerged.

Ukraine's Orthodox Church has installed a Metropolitan, a church leader, in a move which further proves their distance from Moscow.

The Pope has appointed Bishop Robert Byrne as Bishop of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.

A Baptist minister has welcomed plans for pupils in 370 schools to be taught mindfulness but has warned that the teaching should be fully secular.

One of the oldest surviving copies of the Magna Carta has gone back on public display following an attempted theft at Salisbury Cathedral.

A gay former MP and atheist has launched a new political party in Poland to take on what he sees as the country's conservative political establishment.

A senior Abu Sayyaf militant and four members of the armed group believed to be behind the deadly attack on a cathedral in the Philippines have surrendered to authorities. 

Sir Cliff Richard has delighted guests by attending a church event on the Caribbean island of Barbados - where he often spends time during the winter months.

Church of England congregations would be encouraged to offer up their land for use by travellers, under new plans to tackle "centuries of marginalisation".

Pope Francis is seeking to turn a page in Christian-Muslim relations while also ministering to a unique, thriving island of Catholicism as he embarks on the first-ever papal trip to the Arabian Peninsula, the birthplace of Islam.

Pope Francis has urged politicians of all faiths to safeguard the rights of the unborn and has exhorted abortion opponents to also assure that children are born into a world where they can live with dignity.

The father of an American Christian, killed by a remote tribe on an isolated island he was looking to evangelise to, has criticised the "extreme Christianity" which pushed his child to a "not unexpected end".

Campaigners have begun a 100 day bid to save a historic church in Paisley.

One of the stars of BBC Drama Call the Midwife has spoken of revisiting the Catholic faith she was brought up in as part of research for her role.