Lord Alton of Liverpool has urged Parliament to introduce new abortion parental notification legislation after a soap highlighted the fact children are able to get secret terminations without their parent's knowledge.

Ofsted, the education watchdog, has been accused of focusing on "identity politics" instead of the quality of education.

The World Bishops' Council (WBC) has urged Nigerian politicians to accept the results of Saturday's elections.

The Church of England is to step up its efforts to combat climate change and has recognised "the escalating threat to God's creation from global warming".

The Church of England has unanimously backed plans to establish churches on all major social housing estates in England, with one bishop claiming communities had been "abandoned".

The Church of England's governing body has voted in favour of a motion calling on every one of its worshipping communities to be make evangelism a priority in 2019.

Cardinals attending Pope Francis' Vatican summit on preventing sex abuse by clergy have called for a new culture of accountability in the Catholic Church to punish bishops and other superiors who fail to protect their flocks from predator priests.

Pause For Thought's Reverend Ruth Scott, a familiar voice on Radio 2 since the days of Sir Terry Wogan, has died aged 60 after suffering from cancer.

A 22-year-old man has been jailed for four and a half years after he was convicted of stealing royal funeral artefacts said to be worth 65 million kronor (£5.3 million) from a Swedish cathedral last year.

The Queen has paid tribute to members of the Royal Army Chaplains' Department, calling them an "integral part of the well-being of our armed forces".

Proposals to erect a statue honouring Jane Austen on the grounds of Winchester Cathedral have been scrapped following numerous objections.

Catholics are celebrating a court victory against Humanists UK, a group that campaigns against faith schools.

Low footfall is forcing the closure of a Christian bookshop which was been serving communities across the Scottish Highlands for approximately 40 years.

Musician-turned vicar Rev Richard Coles has credited a mental health hospital in Northamptonshire with saving his life.