Brexit chaos weighs heavy on minds of bishops at start of new year
The Bishop of Burnley said he was praying for a 'new start' in British politics amid the upheaval over Brexit
The Bishop of Burnley said he was praying for a 'new start' in British politics amid the upheaval over Brexit
The annual pilgrimage follows in the footsteps of 12th Century Cistercian monks who set off from Ripon Cathedral on 26 December, 1132, to found Fountains Abbey.
Iraqi Christians quietly celebrated Christmas on Tuesday amid improved security
Pope Francis has urged people to see their differences as a source of richness and not of danger in his Christmas message to the world.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged people to put aside their differences this Christmas and instead embrace God's language of love.
Francis, 82 led a solemn service for nearly 10,000 people in St Peter's Basilica for his traditional Christmas Eve Mass.
The bodies of 34 Ethiopian Christians executed in Libya by Islamic State (IS) in 2015 have been exhumed from a mass grave, Libyan authorities said on Monday.
The Palestinian town in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is enjoying its busiest Christmas in years, with hotels nearly fully booked and the security situation relatively calm.
Christians in Hong Kong are coming to church dressed all in black as a protest against mainland China's crackdown on prominent congregations.
What's gone before is a picture of muddle and confusion, fear, politics, war, destruction and hunger. We skip all that and go straight to the nice bit.
A member of the Archbishops' Council has pleaded with the leadership of the Church of England to stop being 'hijacked' by 'very small special interest groups'.
The Bishop of London is encouraging people to escape the Brexit chaos by indulging in a panto, nativity play or other time-honoured Christmas traditions.
The Bishop of Crediton said there was no need to be 'squeamish' about references to the Virgin Mary's womb.