James Macintyre
Donald Trump is a 'dream president' for evangelical Christians, says Jerry Falwell Jr
Speaking to Fox News after Trump's first 100 days in office, the president of Liberty University outlined why evangelicals 'love' Trump and what he is doing in office.
Church in Ireland feels under 'relentless' attack, says Archbishop of Dublin
Priests and committed Catholics in Ireland 'feel it is time to stand up and respond' to unfair attacks and a 'culture of relentless reminding the church of the sins of its members,' according to the Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin.
'Miracle' as 45 worshippers survive unharmed after tornado destroys Texas church
Around 45 churchgoers in Texas are grateful to be alive after a deadly tornado destroyed most of the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church as they gathered to honour high school graduates on Saturday night, CNN reported.
With Trump set to visit Israel, is Palestinian militant group Hamas finally coming in from the cold?
In a new policy document leaked to the press in Lebanon and other Arab states, Hamas crucially distinguishes between 'the Jews' and 'the Zionists who occupy Palestine'.
'Gay conversion' therapy ban remains in California as Christian challenge rejected by US Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court yesterday rejected an evangelical Christian minister's attempt to overturn California's ban on'gay conversion' therapy aimed at turning youths under the age of 18 away from homosexuality.
Three women arrested in London under anti-terror laws
Three women were today arrested under anti-terror laws in east London, police said, in connection with investigationsinto a plot that was thwarted last week.
It's official: Christians don't respond to persecution with violence
Christians around the world respond to persecution with largely non-violent 'survival strategies' that require a lot of 'creativity, determination and courage,' according to a new report.
Saudi Arabia sentences man to death for atheism and blasphemy
A man has been sentenced to death on charges of apostasy in Saudi Arabia after losing two appeals, according to reports.
How Russia is increasingly violating minority religious rights while its Orthodox Church increases its power
For the first time, Russia has been officially included among the worst countries in the world for religious freedom because of its ongoing crackdown against religious minorities, foreign missionaries and evangelists and last week's ban on Jehovah's Witnesses.
Exclusive: Rowan Williams wades into Holocaust denial controversy
Rowan Williams has written a powerful letter to Vice Chancellor of Manchester University over the institution's ongoing refusal to remove books by the convicted Holocaust denier David Irving from open display in its main library.
Highly educated Christians are more likely to go to church, new research finds
Contrary to conventional wisdom, Christians in the US who are highly educated are more likely to go to church and practise their faith, according to new research by the Pew Research Center.
Egyptian church bombings targeted Christian-Muslim unity, says Coptic Patriarch ahead of Pope Francis visit
The two church bombings that killed dozens in Egypt on Palm Sunday were aimed at targeting unity among Muslims and Christians in the most populous Arab nation, the Coptic Patriarch, Tawadros II said yesterday.
Israel revives controversial plan for 10,000 new settlement homes in West Bank
Israel's Housing Ministry is reviving controversial plans for a new neighbourhood in Jerusalem that falls outside of the 1967 borders and inside the West Bank, according to the Israeli TV Channel 10.
Two Aleppo Bishops abducted in 2013 'are still alive,' says Beirut Bishop
Two bishops of Aleppo abducted in 2013 in Syria are still alive, according to the Syriac Orthodox Bishop of Beirut, Daniel Kourie.
Tim Farron is a liberal who has been forced to give in to social illiberalism. And that's not ok.
Westminster's blanket social liberalism was demonstrated last night when, for better or worse, it finally swallowed up Tim Farron, the leader of the Liberal Democrats and an evangelical Christian.
Trump condemns Holocaust deniers in speech aimed at rebuilding ties with Jewish community
Donald Trump has spoken out against Holocaust deniers as he sought to rebuild relations with the Jewish community following a series of damaging gaffes from him and his administration.