James Macintyre

• Horror as Dutch doctors euthanise 29-year-old woman with mental health troubles

  Opponents of assisted dying have reacted with horror after doctors in Holland performed the euthanasia of a 29-year-old woman who was suffering from mental health problems but was physically fit.

• Lord Carlile slams 'unwise and foolish' Church of England statement on Bishop George Bell

  Lord Carlile, who published an independent report into the Church of England's handling of an allegation of sexual abuse against Bishop George Bell, has attacked the Church for issuing a statement yesterday saying that it had received 'fresh information' concerning the late bishop.

• New investigation into late Bishop George Bell as CofE says it has received 'fresh information'

  The Church of England today said that it had received 'fresh information' concerning the late Bishop George Bell, with Christian Today understanding that a new complainant has come forward following publicity about allegations against the bishop.

• Trump's first State of the Union address singles out Christian North Korean defector, reaches out to Dreamers

  Donald Trump alarmed seasoned observers last night with provocative rhetoric about North Korea and Christians in his first State of the Union address, highlighting the plight of a tortured Christian defector who was in the audience.

• Interview: the 3 US heroes who saved the 15:17 to Paris, now a Hollywood blockbuster

  When, like many other passengers, three American friends boarded a train from Amsterdam to Paris on August 21, 2015, they could not have known that they would disembark as international heroes.

• 'Human life is sacred from conception': Irish church appeals for vote against change to abortion law

  The Irish Catholic Church has appealed for people to vote against a change to the abortion law, emphasising that 'human life is sacred from conception' and urging voters to preserve the 'equal right to life of the mother and her unborn child'.

• Did Mike Pence 'co-opt' Holocaust victims to appeal to evangelical base?

  Mike Pence has been accused of 'co-opting' Holocaust victims 'for the political agenda of his evangelical base' after the US Vice President talked of resurrection in a tweet honouring International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the weekend.

• 'Broken': How a bleak TV drama is making a unique preparation for Easter

  The observance of Lent, the darkness before the dawn, is important for any Christian, and you could do a lot worse than this novel, innovative and thoughtful course.

• Christian Zionism under the spotlight as it emerges former chief rabbi helped Pence compose speech to Israeli parliament

  Evangelical Christian Zionism was under the spotlight today after the former chief rabbi of the UK, Jonathan Sacks, defended his role in preparing a major speech delivered by the US Vice President Mike Pence to the Israeli parliament, the Knesset.

• TV series 'Broken' inspires Anglican Lent course

  The BBC TV series Broken will form the basis of a Church of England Lent course in the diocese of Birmingham, put together by the leading Anglican writer and academic Dr Paula Gooder.

• Mike Pence prays at Western Wall as Palestinian Christians condemn his pro-Israel stance

  Vice President Mike Pence today visited Jerusalem's Western Wall, the world's holiest prayer site for Jews, as his support for Israel and his form of 'Christian Zionism' was lambasted as a 'sick ideology' by Palestinian Christians.

• Archbishop of Canterbury stands by statement saying there is a 'significant cloud' over Bishop George Bell's name

  Justin Welby has declined to rescind his statement that said Bishop George Bell still has a 'significant cloud' left over his name following the publication of a critical report into the Church of England's handling of an abuse claim against the late bishop.