A security expert has recommended that the theft of lead from church roofs be considered a hate crime.

Seven of Scotland's top church leaders have urged the home secretary to grant asylum to a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy in Pakistan.

The Prince of Wales has been described as a "prophet" by the Archbishop of Canterbury as he paid tribute to him on his 70th birthday.

The Church of England's (C of E) reach on social media rose by more than 100 per cent this year, thanks in part to special content marking the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan.

A cathedral has become the first in Britain to launch its own brand of gin, in a bid to finance the renovation of its crypt.

Lambeth Palace became a beacon of light on Tuesday evening when the front of the building was lit up with giant stars.

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has flatly denied a claim that God has been ditched from the motto of a new warship.

Pope Francis has denounced gossip as a form of "terrorism" and is warning the faithful against telling lies.

The UK government fears its staff in Pakistan could face violent reprisals if Asia Bibi, a Christian mother-of-five acquitted of blasphemy in the country, was granted asylum in Britain.

Celebrated theologian and author, NT Wright has gone on record saying that the concept of The Rapture, which was the basis of the global best selling ‘Left Behind’ series, is not in fact biblical and is a misinterpretation of what Paul intended when he wrote the letter to the church in Thessalonica.

The National Trust is working with staff in Wiltshire to ensure BC (before Christ) and AD (anno domini) are not replaced by the more modern terms, BCE 'before common era' and CE 'common era'.

Lord Beith, former deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats, and Catherine Stihler, Labour MEP for Scotland, have said Asia Bibi should be offered a home in the UK.

Churches have been warned that unless they work together knife crime could take 20 years to tackle in London.

The Catholic church has been accused of seeing abuse victims as "third class citizens", by a man who recalled his time as a frightened schoolboy allegedly forced to kneel and pray with his trousers down at a parish priest's house.