The Archbishop of Canterbury tonight said he was “delighted” after the General Synod overwhelmingly backed legislation introducing the first women bishops in the Church of England.

The centuries-old divide between the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church is a "scandal", Pope Francis said as he met the Archbishop of Canterbury in Rome.

A former Church of England priest jailed for child sex abuse dating back more than 25 years has been banned from ministerial practice for life.

Britain’s baby Prince George has been christened in a private ceremony, with his parents Prince William and Kate giving the world a rare glimpse of the chubby three-month-old boy.

Horsemeat weighing 40kg (88lb) has been sold to shoppers in the UK while wrongly labelled as beef, the country's Food Standards Agency said.

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The Church of England is facing a “major constitutional crisis” following the defeat of legislation to introduce the first women bishops, according to an internal document written by one of its most senior staff.

The Bishop of London has stepped into the row over campaigners camped outside St Paul’s Cathedral, saying it is “time for the protesters to leave”.

POPE Benedict XVI made history yesterday by becoming the first pontiff to step foot inside Lambeth Palace.

A Church of England vicar was jailed for four years today for his part in Britain’s biggest sham marriage fraud to help hundreds of illegal immigrants stay in Britain.

THERE are legions of fans worldwide that worship the dysfunctional, satirical Simpsons family.

Naomi Campbell has quashed reports she has signed up to a witchcraft-like religion - insisting she was only linked to the faith by association.

Elton John's bitter rant at how organised religion promotes hatred of homosexuals has upset a pro-gay church group.

Elton John’s comments that religion promotes hatred of homosexuals is a misconception widely held in the gay community, a pro-gay church group said today.

The Church of England has given archaeologists permission to dig under a church and remove DNA from a 400-year-old body to determine if America’s Jamestown settlement’s founder was buried under the 17th-century fort.

A MYSTERIOUS inscription on a British stately home monument is likely to be a secret message from an 18th century Christian sect, Second World War code-breakers said yesterday after spending months attempting to decipher it.

ONE of the more interesting news stories last week was that of Church of England vicar Joanna Jepson, who took the British police to court over their failure to investigate the abortion of a 24- week-old unborn child with a cleft palate.

The Archbishop-elect of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams was today preaching in Dublin for the first time since his appointment to the top post in the Church of England was announced.

Fans of comic genius Spike Milligan gathered to pay their respects outside the church where a private family funeral service was held today.