James Macintyre

'Amazing grace': Family that lost 9 in Sutherland Springs shooting encourages forgiveness at tearful funeral

A family that lost members of three generations in the Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church shooting earlier this month asked around 3,000 mourners at a funeral yesterday to reject anger and instead bask in the love showed by the victims.

Rowan Williams urges Foreign Office to involve religious leaders in helping secure release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Rowan Williams has urged the Foreign Office to involve religious leaders such as the Archbishop of Canterbury and Pope Francis in helping secure the release of the British mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe being detained in Iran 'as a matter of urgency'.

Woman thrown out of church in Poland for banner declaring 'racism is a sin'

A woman was thrown out of a Polish Catholic church after unfurling a banner which quoted the former Pope St John Paul II as saying 'racism is a sin'.

Pope will visit prison during Ireland visit and 'be present with the marginalised'

Pope Francis will visit a prison in Ireland when he visits the country next August, Dublin's Archbishop has revealed.

Australia backs same-sex marriage: Divisive vote leaves Christian leaders 'deeply disappointed'

It was a highly divisive campaign and, in the end, division between religious representatives and wider secular society remains in Australia after the result, even though it was decisive.

Pressure mounts on Boris Johnson to approach Pope and Archbishop over Zaghari-Ratcliffe

The support for Tom Tugendhat's suggestion comes as Christian Today has learned that neither Lambeth Palace nor Pope Francis has, at the time of writing, received any approach from the Foreign Office. Christian Today has approached the Foreign Office for comment.

Prince Charles blamed 'influx of foreign Jews' for Middle East unrest

Prince Charles has been criticised after it emerged that he blamed 'the influx of foreign Jews' for causing unrest in the Middle East and hoped that the US would 'take on the Jewish lobby'.

'We choose life': Hundreds of Sutherland Springs mourners gather for emotional first Sunday service since attack

Hundreds of worshippers and mourners gathered yesterday in the tiny town of Sutherland Springs for the first Sunday service since a gunman stormed the First Baptist Church and killed 26 people in the worst mass shooting in Texas history.

Hollywood and Westminster may 'erase' people, but the Church should be different

The Church should be wary of writing people off.

Cut toxic people out of your life, says Christian psychiatrist

According to a new book, good, honest people are the most vulnerable when it comes to 'toxic types' and those who seek to suck others dry, and the decent sorts need to limit the extent to which they seek to solve troubled people's problems.

Archbishop Welby and Cardinal Nichols back Jerusalem Patriarch's campaign for freedom of worship

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and Cardinal Vincent Nichols have backed the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem in his campaign to uphold the 'Status Quo' agreement whereby churches enjoy open access and can worship in peace in the holy city.

Labour politician found dead after suspension amid alleged harassment probe