Church of England

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby uses his first Christmas Day sermon to highlight the “injustices” facing Britain’s poor and victims of conflicts around the world.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby tells Channel 4 News banks remain “too big to fail”, Prince George could become a Buddhist if he wanted, and the Daily Mail was “out of order” on Ralph Miliband.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby calls on the Big Six energy companies to be aware of their “social obligations” to the public and warns that the latest price rises appear “inexplicable”.

The payday lender Wonga unveils profits of £1m a week as the number of customers willing to pay its high interest rates rises to more than a million.

The Church of England should show “moral leadership” and consider pulling its money out of Google to persuade it to block illegal images of child abuse, says MP Claire Perry.

Speaker John Bercow announces in the Commons that the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill has been granted Royal Assent by the Queen, to cheers from MPs.

David Cameron is alienating Christians by promoting gay marriage, according to the former archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey.

The new Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby is enthroned at a service in Canterbury Cathedral attended by more than 2,000 guests.

As Justin Welby is enthroned as the new archbishop of Canterbury, he talks to Jon Snow about protecting the poor, a “cultural change” in banking, and why he has influence but not authority.

Ahead of the government’s vote on same-sex marriage, Channel 4 News answers the key questions about the proposals, who wants what – and why it has caused so much controversy.

The government’s gay marriage bill is approved by the Commons, but a televised statement from David Cameron fails to stop scores of Conservative MPs from voting against the legislation.

Ahead of a crunch vote on same-sex marriage, David Cameron makes a last-minute televised statement in the hope of convincing Conservative MPs to back his plans.

The debate over women bishops in the Church of England is reignited today as one of the houses of the church’s governing body meets to consider calling for the resignation of its chair.

In a landmark legal case, the European Court of Human Rights rules that British Airways discriminated against its employee Nadia Eweida by making her stop wearing a cross around her neck.