Harry Farley

• Abortion in Northern Ireland: New guidelines hint at liberalisation

  New guidelines that hint at the liberalisation of abortion in Northern Ireland have been published.

• Living Out denies support for gay cure therapy: 'Homosexuality is not an illness'

  A support group for same-sex attracted Christians has hit back at claims it supports gay cure.

• Baghdad: Three more dead as ISIS continue suicide bombing campaign

  ISIS have claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb in Baghdad that killed three and wounded 27 on Tuesday morning.

• Bangladesh retains Islam as state religion

  Bangladesh has rejected an attempt to drop Islam as its state religion.

• Pope Francis demands protection for Pakistan's Christians

  Pope Francis has demanded protection for Pakistani Christians as he condemned a suicide attack in Lahore that killed at least 70 on Easter Sunday.

• Lahore attacks: 'Christians will not lose hope'

  Christians in Pakistan will not lose hope in the wake of the bloodiest attack in several years, Christian Today was told on Monday.

• Lahore attack: 'The target was Christians' says Taliban

  The Taliban faction who killed at least 70 in Lahore on Sunday have said their target was Christians.

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  Holy Saturday: Did Jesus descend into hell?

  The Apostles' Creed states Jesus descended to hell after his death. Is this right? Harry Farley examines what different theologians say.

• Christian leaders urge Stephen Crabb to rethink welfare cuts

  Senior Christian figures have written to the new work and pensions secretary Stephen Crabb to urge him to reverse recent cuts to welfare spending, which they describe as uncompassionate.

• Lord Bates: Christian faith 'central' to decision to quit government

  Home Office Minister Lord Bates spoke to Christian Today about his decision to quit government

• China: Christian lawyer who defended churches released from 'black jail'

  A prominent Christian human rights lawyer in China has been released, after being detained by authorities for nearly seven months.

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  What's the most common word in Scripture? Five facts you might not know about the Bible

  New research by Bluefield College in Virginia has revealed some fascinating facts about the Bible.