James Macintyre

• May, Welby slam Trump for 'Britain First' retweets

  The Archbishop of Canterbury has pleaded with Donald Trump to remove his three retweets of anti-Muslim posts by the deputy leader of the far-right group Britain First, pointing out that 'God calls us as Christians to love our neighbour'.

• Sutherland Springs church massacre parents file claim against Air Force over shooter's criminal record

  Parents related to nine victims killed in the Sutherland Springs church shooting on November 5 filed a legal claim yesterday against the US Air Force, accusing it of negligence over failure to report the criminal record of the gunman Devin Kelley.

• Outrage as Donald Trump retweets 3 anti-Muslim posts from British far-right leader

  Donald Trump has retweeted three videos showing Muslims in a bad light posted by the deputy leader of the far-right group Britain First, Jayda Fransen, who has been convicted of religiously aggravated harassment.

• Are UK churches conducting lots of same-sex marriages? The evidence says no

  It has emerged, from research conducted by the Universities of York and Leeds, that the majority of places of worship that permit same-sex marriage carry out small numbers of ceremonies, with just over half having actually married a couple.

• Jewish outrage at Russian Orthodox Church's 'ritual murder' suggestion over last Tsar's death

  Jewish groups have protested after it emerged that Russian authorities will investigate an anti-semitic theory that the killing in 1918 of Tsar Nicholas II was a 'ritual murder' following comments by a bishop close to the president, Vladimir Putin.

• 'Anoint every hurt and painful memory': Pope Francis leads mass in troubled Myanmar

  Pope Francis today called on the people of Myanmar to embrace peace and reconciliation as their country emerges from nearly five decades of military rule and is still riven by ethnic conflicts.

• Archaeologists find Roman origins of Jesus' tomb in Jerusalem

  The remains of a limestone cave enshrined within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City have proved to be remnants of the tomb located by the ancient Romans, according to the results of scientific tests provided to National Geographic.

• Could the Orthodox Churches of Bulgaria and Macedonia be uniting despite difficult history?

  The Bulgarian Orthodox Church has taken a step towards eventual recognition of Macedonia's Orthodox Church, in a possible rapprochement that mirrors the warming of relations between the governments of the two Balkan neighbours.

• Iranian Christian convert loses appeal against 10-year prison sentence for 'missionary activities'

  An Iranian convert to Christianity has had his 10-year prison sentence for 'missionary activities' upheld after losing his appeal, World Watch Monitor has reported.

• Pope Francis walks tightrope in Myanmar as UK MP returns from 'heartbreaking' visit to Rohingya in Bangladesh

  Pope Francis avoided using the term 'Rohingya' during and after talks with Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi today, on the second day of a visit fraught with tension over the issue of 'ethnic cleansing' against the Muslim minority group.

• Plight of Christians in Pakistan highlighted in wake of blasphemy crisis

  Anti-blasphemy protests in Pakistan have highlighted the fragile position of the country's religious minorities, including Christians, World Watch Monitor (WWM) has said.

• Analysis: As Farron and Brown speak out, can you be a liberal and Christian politician?

  To assume that a Christian politician can't be a liberal (with a lower or upper case 'L') is not to misunderstand Christianity, but instead surely to misunderstand the nature of liberalism itself.