James Macintyre

VP Candidates Clash On Abortion In Live TV Debate
VP Candidates Clash On Abortion In Live TV Debate

The two Christian vice-presidential candidates, Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican Mike Pence, clashed over the issue of abortion during their televised debate last night.

Suicides And Revenge Attacks: The Plight Of Ex-Muslims In Britain
Suicides And Revenge Attacks: The Plight Of Ex-Muslims In Britain

Thousands of former Muslims in Britain fear violent revenge for leaving the Islamic faith and others are afraid to admit they no longer believe amid a "tsunami of atheism" according to the head of a support group for ex-Muslims.

Helping Haiti \'In Jesus\' Name\': Christian Groups Move In After Hurricane Matthew Wreaks Havoc
Helping Haiti 'In Jesus' Name': Christian Groups Move In After Hurricane Matthew Wreaks Havoc

A church in Haiti has been destroyed and at least 11 people killed as Hurricane Matthew, the most powerful storm of kind in a decade, swept on towards Cuba, the Bahamas and Florida today.

Assyrian Christians Caught In Crossfire As Fighting Rages Against ISIS
Assyrian Christians Caught In Crossfire As Fighting Rages Against ISIS

Kurdish militias have "occupied" parts of the Khabour villages in north-east Syria, according to World Watch Monitor (WWM), as fighting continues to re-take the area from Islamic State (ISIS).

Evangelicals Launch Prayer Campaign To Raise Votes For Trump
Evangelicals Launch Prayer Campaign To Raise Votes For Trump

Evangelicals in Florida are launching a drive to mobilise prayer for people to vote for Donald Trump in the US presidential election next month.

Iraqi Archbishop: \'In The Midst Of All This Violence, Jesus Is Needed\'
Iraqi Archbishop: 'In The Midst Of All This Violence, Jesus Is Needed'

An archbishop in Iraq has appealed for Christians to stay in the Middle East, saying that they have "no choice" but to help bring about peace to the troubled region.

Catholics, Especially Latinos And Women, Favour Clinton Over Trump
Catholics, Especially Latinos And Women, Favour Clinton Over Trump

A new poll has reaffirmed Hillary Clinton's lead over Donald Trump among Catholic voters in the US presidential election.

Nigerian Bishop Who Had Vision Of Jesus Says Boko Haram Will \'Fizzle Out\'
Nigerian Bishop Who Had Vision Of Jesus Says Boko Haram Will 'Fizzle Out'

A Catholic Nigerian bishop who says he had a vision two years ago of Jesus handing him a roasary and saying "Boko Haram is gone", has declared that the terrorist organisation "will soon fizzle out".

Pope Francis To Make London Nun A Saint
Pope Francis To Make London Nun A Saint

A French nun who lived in London and said she saw the Eucharist turn to bloody flesh in the hands of a priest is to be put on the path to sainthood by Pope Francis, the Catholic Herald reported.

Hurricane Matthew Approaches Haiti, Threatening Havoc For The Poorest
Hurricane Matthew Approaches Haiti, Threatening Havoc For The Poorest

A powerful hurricane today edged closer to Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, bringing 130- mile-per-hour (209 kph) winds and torrential rain that could wreak havoc in the Caribbean nation – while some 2,000 people in one coastal town refused to evacuate.

Thousands Of Polish Women Protest Against Total Ban On Abortion
Thousands Of Polish Women Protest Against Total Ban On Abortion

Thousands of women dressed in black today went on strike across Poland protesting against plans for a total ban on abortion, causing restaurants, government offices and university classes to close down and blocking access to the ruling party headquarters in Warsaw.

Drug Addict Detoxes Within Weeks After Turning To God
Drug Addict Detoxes Within Weeks After Turning To God

The Evangelical Alliance (EA) will later this month launch a new website aimed at sharing conversion stories from across the UK.

Fast-track Sainthood Process Begins For Fr Jacques Hamel
Fast-track Sainthood Process Begins For Fr Jacques Hamel

The official process has begun for the beatification of Fr Jacques Hamel, the French priest who was killed by Islamic extremists while celebrating mass at his church in Normandy in July.

Obama Faith Adviser: Trump Is The \'Most Secular, Least Prepared, Least Qualified And Most Dangerous Candidate In Modern History\'
Obama Faith Adviser: Trump Is The 'Most Secular, Least Prepared, Least Qualified And Most Dangerous Candidate In Modern History'

Michael Wear, a former faith adviser to President Obama, talks to Christian Today about Hillary Clinton's faith, Donald Trumps unsuitablity for the White House and his optimsim for the church both in the US and here.

In Death, Peres Brings Together Palestinian President And Israeli PM
In Death, Peres Brings Together Palestinian President And Israeli PM

US President Barack Obama said today that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's attendance at the funeral for Israeli elder statesman Shimon Peres was a reminder of the "unfinished business of peace" in the Middle East.

Most Americans Think Religious Institutions Should Be Forced To Provide Contraception
Most Americans Think Religious Institutions Should Be Forced To Provide Contraception

The American public is widely uncompromising on religious freedom issues, according to a Pew Survey which shows two-thirds say employees should be forced to provide contraception in health insurance plans for their workers.