World church leaders have met in Scotland's capital to discuss plans to rid the world of nuclear weapons and to meet civic and political leaders.

The founder of an international churches' charity helping street children will be the next Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

A Kirk leader has repeated the Church of Scotland’s General Assembly call for the government to bring the troops home from Afghanistan.

Two church bodies have written to the UK government, asking for assurances that funding for Malawi will still reach the most vulnerable, following cuts.