The Church of England's governing body has backed steps to unite it with the Methodist Church and heal a centuries-old schism.

The report into the persecution of Christians around the world has been released, alongside recommendations and critcisms by the Bishop of Truro. 

A scheme which would have seen refugees being offered training around the UK has been rejected by the Church of England because they hope to do something bigger in future. 

A jury has been sworn in for the trial of a man accused of murdering a missing midwifery student.

York Minster has become the latest church to experiment with contactless payments from credit cards as an alternative to the traditional coins and cash.

The report into the persecution of Christians around the world has been released, alongside recommendations and critcisms by the Bishop of Truro. 

The Church of England's governing body has backed steps to unite it with the Methodist Church and heal a centuries-old schism.

The Foreign Secretary has told Premier where he wants start when it comes to dealing with the persecution of Christians, whether he remains Foreign Secretary or becomes Prime Minister. 

Christians are the "most persecuted religious group in modern times", Conservative leadership candidate Jeremy Hunt has claimed.

Natalie Grant has opened up about how she reacted when she found out her mum had suffered a heart attack.

The Church of England's General Synod has voted to support a new deal to improve the approach to the care and well-being of clergy.

The European Court of Human Rights has agreed to hear the case of a Christian Romanian-Norwegian family that fled Norway after their five children were taken into the care of Barnevernet, the Norwegian child-welfare agency.

IKEA is being sued by a former Catholic employee after he was sacked for posting Bible verses on the company's corporate network that demonstrated his objection to the company's promotion of "LGBT rights."

A new study has analysed what impact of a workplace treating its staff as resources instead of "beings made in God's image".