James Macintyre

Pope Francis gives TED talk calling for for \'tenderness\' revolution
Pope Francis gives TED talk calling for for 'tenderness' revolution

Pope Francis called on people to be humble and show 'tenderness' towards one another in yet another ground-breaking communications move, this time delivering the first ever papal 'TED' talk.

Jewish and Muslim leaders warn against voting for \'dangerous\' Marine Le Pen in French election
Jewish and Muslim leaders warn against voting for 'dangerous' Marine Le Pen in French election

Jewish as well as Muslim leaders have lamented the success of the French far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in getting through to the second round in the presidential contest, and warned voters now to reject the 'dangerous' candidate.

Pope Francis issues video message to Egyptians, saying the world needs \'peace, love and mercy\'
Pope Francis issues video message to Egyptians, saying the world needs 'peace, love and mercy'

Pope Francis has issued a video message to the people of Egypt ahead of his visit to the country later this week, saying that the war-torn world needs 'peace, love and mercy'.

David Irving praises Manchester University for refusal to restrict his books, attacks \'Jewess\' campaigner
David Irving praises Manchester University for refusal to restrict his books, attacks 'Jewess' campaigner

The convicted Holocaust denier David Irving has praised Manchester University for its refusal to move his books away from 'open access'.

Christian pop singer Justin Bieber says, \'Thank God I\'m not where I used to be\'
Christian pop singer Justin Bieber says, 'Thank God I'm not where I used to be'

Justin Bieber, the world famous and Christian young pop singer with a troubled past, has thanked God for the improvements in his life since he was arrested three years ago.

Could you go to Pippa Middleton\'s wedding, even if not invited?
Could you go to Pippa Middleton's wedding, even if not invited?

Celebrity weddings including that of Pippa Middleton on May 20 could be attended by uninvited members of the public, thanks to guidelines newly published by the Church of England.

Muslim man who threatened Christians while holding gun on Facebook Live is charged
Muslim man who threatened Christians while holding gun on Facebook Live is charged

A Muslim man who threatened Christians in a live video on Facebook in the US has been charged.

Hispanic Christian leader \'hugely alarmed\' over apparent deportation of \'DREAMer\' under Trump
Hispanic Christian leader 'hugely alarmed' over apparent deportation of 'DREAMer' under Trump

The influential Hispanic Christian leader Samuel Rodriguez has said he is 'hugely alarmed' at reports that a so-called 'DREAMer' has been deported to Mexico despite Donald Trump promising not to remove the category of immigrants.

Bishop slams \'tyrannical secularism\' trying to drive Christianity from public life
Bishop slams 'tyrannical secularism' trying to drive Christianity from public life

An English Catholic Bishop has warned of the tyranny of secularism and likened it to religious fundamentalism, saying that Christianity is being squeezed out by both these 'ideologies'.

Egyptian police kill ISIS militant involved in Sinai monastery attack, with Bedouin help
Egyptian police kill ISIS militant involved in Sinai monastery attack, with Bedouin help

With the help of Bedouin tribesmen, Egyptian police have tracked down and killed one of the Islamist militants involved in an attack near the St Catherine's monastery in Sinai, according to the country's Interior Ministry.

Vicar\'s daughter Theresa May can\'t take Christian votes for granted. Here\'s why
Vicar's daughter Theresa May can't take Christian votes for granted. Here's why

The Christian charity Tearfund commissioned the polling company Comres to research into Christian political positions immediately after the last general election in June 2015.

French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen blasts Pope Francis and Church for political \'interference\'
French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen blasts Pope Francis and Church for political 'interference'

Far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has said she is 'angry' at the Catholic Church and criticised Pope Francis and Bishops for getting involved in political issues while ignoring 'what [they] should really be concerned with'.

Christian governor in Jakarta faces election defeat while on trial for alleged blasphemy
Christian governor in Jakarta faces election defeat while on trial for alleged blasphemy

Jakarta's Christian governor today looked set to lose office to a Muslim former government minister in a highly divisive election that has been going on while the Christian is on trial for blasphemy.

Ancient Sinai monastery targeted by Islamic militants in Egypt a week after Coptic church bombings
Ancient Sinai monastery targeted by Islamic militants in Egypt a week after Coptic church bombings

Islamist gunmen attacked security forces near St Catherine's Monastery in Egypt's south Sinai yesterday, killing at least one police officer and injuring four others outside one of the world's most important and oldest Christian sites.

Hope that \'something good will come\': How victims of rape and conflict in Uganda are being aided by this Christian charity
Hope that 'something good will come': How victims of rape and conflict in Uganda are being aided by this Christian charity

In northern Uganda, the leading Christian charity World Vision is helping victims of rape and conflict.

\'A gift in God\'s story\': rare 1866 gold coin helps fund new church
'A gift in God's story': rare 1866 gold coin helps fund new church

An extremely rare 19th century US gold coin featuring one of the earliest uses of the motto, 'In God We Trust', will help an Indiana congregation secure its own church building.