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5 things the Bible teaches us about angels
There's a lot of information out there about angels but not all of it's biblical. Here's what the Bible has to say about them.
Bishop of Manchester: Government, not poorest, should bear burden of Universal Credit failures
The Bishop of Manchester is calling on the government to guarantee a maximum four week waiting time for Universal Credit claimants as pressure piles on ministers to pause the benefit system rollout.
Day one, year zero: October 23, 4004 BC
How old is the universe? Scientists say it's around 14 billion years; young-earth creationists, perhaps around 10,000 years.
Australia same-sex marriage poll: Perth Church leaders come out for 'yes' vote
A number of senior church leaders in Perth are coming together to launch Australian Christians for Marriage Equality in support of the 'yes' vote in the country's postal survey on gay marriage.
Scientology is back in the news. Here are 6 things Christians should know about this dubious 'Church'
Scientologists, never far from the headlines, are once again in the news this week. Here are 6 things Christians should know about them.
Pastor marries couples 'living in sin' after her vision from God
A pastor has married six couples in one go after receiving what she says was a vision from God. Pastor Tanelle Welft-Dixon, 43, said that God had asked her to marry people who have been 'living in sin' or who couldn't afford to wed, according to local news website iol.
Greek Orthodox Church's transgender prayer NOT for transition surgery, hierarchy insists
The Greek Orthodox Church is hitting back at claims it has a prayer for people undergoing gender transition while strictly opposing any liberalising of the LGBT-rights laws.
L'Arche founder Jean Vanier recovering in hospital after having stent fitted
Jean Vanier, the Canadian Catholic philosopher and theologian who founded L'Arche, the community for disabled people and their carers, is recovering in hospital after having a stent fitted.
How can the UK Church retain its children and young people?
In the late 1800's more than 2 million children in the UK attended Sunday schools. As Thompson's research indicates, this had dropped to just over 500,000 by the mid 1950s and 60s.
Pope Francis slaps down cardinal: You cannot 'impose' your interpretations of liturgy
Pope Francis has rebuked one of his cardinals in a row over whether Rome can 'impose' its interpretation on different bishops' conferences around the world.
Catholic leaders attack 'erosion of respect' for doctors who oppose abortion
Catholic heads in the UK are issuing a robust defence of the Church's abortion teaching after criticism of bishops' stance from within the Catholic hierarchy.
Dating across the divide: Israeli police detain 15 extremists accused of threatening Arab men who date Jewish women
Israeli police said yesterday that they had detained 15 suspected Jewish extremists after an undercover investigation into a group accused of tracking down and threatening Arab men dating Jewish women.
Government anti-terror laws mean I have to vet clergy sermons says top head
Even Church of England bishops have to be vetted for potentially extremist views, according to a top headmaster frustrated by 'stifling' health and safety rules.
Hard-up cathedrals beg for 'expert' volunteers to save national treasures
Hard-up cathedrals are begging for expert volunteers to come to the rescue in a bid to save England's crumbling national treasures.
British ISIS fighters can't be rehabilitated and need to be killed, says government minister
The international development minister has said of British fighters for Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria that 'the only way of dealing with them will be, in almost every case, to kill them'.
Egypt's Churches condemn terrorist murders that killed 16 police officers
Egypt's security forces suffered one of their heaviest attacks after militants firing rockets and detonating explosives hit a police operation.