Harry Farley

\'Forgive them\': UN hears of horrific ISIS brutality at #WeAreN Christian persecution conference
'Forgive them': UN hears of horrific ISIS brutality at #WeAreN Christian persecution conference

The second #WeAreN conference on Christian persecution was held at the UN last week and delegates heard horrific stories of ISIS' atrocities.

Welsh elections: What do the parties say about faith?
Welsh elections: What do the parties say about faith?

Christian Today looks at the parties' manifesto for what they say about faith

Northern Ireland: Catholic bishops tell voters to avoid pro-abortion candidates
Northern Ireland: Catholic bishops tell voters to avoid pro-abortion candidates

Catholic bishops in Northern Ireland have urged voters away from candidates who may support a change in the region's conservative abortion laws.

Three children among more than 27 dead as hospital hit by strikes in Aleppo
Three children among more than 27 dead as hospital hit by strikes in Aleppo

At least three children are among more than 27 dead after an air strike hit a hospital in the Syrian city of Aleppo.

Americans and the Sabbath: Appreciative but non-committal
Americans and the Sabbath: Appreciative but non-committal

American attitudes towards the Sabbath: Publicly appreciative but privately non-committal

Low pay, no savings and financial stress: The reality for evangelical pastors
Low pay, no savings and financial stress: The reality for evangelical pastors

Most evangelical pastors in America struggle to make ends meet but will not open up about their financial difficulties, according to a new survey.

Bono: Why isn\'t Christian music more honest?
Bono: Why isn't Christian music more honest?

U2 musician Bono has criticised modern Christian music for its lack of honesty as part of a wider discussion with theologian Eugene Peterson.

Naz Shah suspended from Labour party after anti-Semitic Facebook post
Naz Shah suspended from Labour party after anti-Semitic Facebook post

Naz Shah, the Labour MP embroiled in an anti-Semitism scandal, has been suspended from the party.

Rwandan refugees hide in church after violence erupts in Zambia
Rwandan refugees hide in church after violence erupts in Zambia

Rwandan refugees in Zambia have hidden in a Catholic church after days of violence targeted Rwandan immigrants left five dead.

Church subject to \'hate crime\' after vandalism attack
Church subject to 'hate crime' after vandalism attack

A church in Cambridgeshire was subject to a "hate crime" after a statue was vandalised, according to an archaeologist at the scene.

Archbishop of Cologne slams Germany\'s anti-Islam party: \'Mosques are equal to churches\'
Archbishop of Cologne slams Germany's anti-Islam party: 'Mosques are equal to churches'

The Catholic Archbishop of Cologne has slammed Germany's anti-Islam party, Alternative for Deutchsland (AfD).

Lord Dubs\' second attempt to accept child refugees passes House of Lords
Lord Dubs' second attempt to accept child refugees passes House of Lords

The government has been defeated for a second time in the House of Lords over fresh calls to take in child refugees in Europe.

Methodist church investigates pastor who conducted same-sex wedding
Methodist church investigates pastor who conducted same-sex wedding

A formal complaint has been filed against a Methodist minister who conducted a same-sex wedding in North Carolina on Saturday.

Labour MP resigns over anti-Semitic Facebook post
Labour MP resigns over anti-Semitic Facebook post

A Labour MP has stepped down as a ministerial aide to John McDonnell over anti-Semitic comments she posted on Facebook.

Councils join Christian MP as pressure mounts on government over gambling regulation
Councils join Christian MP as pressure mounts on government over gambling regulation

Pressure was heaped on the government over betting regulations on Tuesday after local councils joined Christian MP Jim Shannon to call for a clamp down on the "crack-cocaine of gambling".

\'Justice must follow\' Hillsborough ruling, says Bishop of Liverpool
'Justice must follow' Hillsborough ruling, says Bishop of Liverpool

"Justice must follow" the Hillsborough jury's verdict the Bishop of Liverpool has said after the court ruled the 96 who died in a stadium crush in 1989 were unlawfully killed.