James Macintyre

$UK and France pledge to \'step up\' cooperation over Calais refugee crisis$
UK and France pledge to 'step up' cooperation over Calais refugee crisis

The UK and France have pledged to "step up" cooperation to improve the situation in Calais where some 7,000 migrants have congregated at the Channel tunnel port.
Breakaway move by CofE churches over homosexuality welcomed by Gafcon

The Global Anglican Future Conference, Gafcon has welcomed the initiative by nearly a dozen churches in the Church of England to align with the conservative coalition in opposition to gay marriage.
$Australia: Six pastors and a nun \'arrested\' after protest over Nauru detention centre$
Australia: Six pastors and a nun 'arrested' after protest over Nauru detention centre

Six pastors and a nun taking part in a protest at the Australian Prime Minister's office against the off-shore detention centre on the Pacific island of Nauru have said they were "arrested" after refusing to leave.
$\'The gift of failure\': Mark Yaconelli on disappointment, grief, hope and redemption$
'The gift of failure': Mark Yaconelli on disappointment, grief, hope and redemption

For a man whose latest book outlines his own extended 'Dark night of the soul,' the popular evangelical author, spiritual director and retreat leader Mark Yaconelli is in infectiously good spirits.
Quarter of US teens read the Bible at least 4 times a week

A quarter of American teenagers read the Bible four or more times a week, according to new research which also shows that 86 per cent of the age-group regard the Bible as sacred literature.
Dementia author wins Michael Ramsey prize for theological writing

A book on dementia has won the esteemed Michael Ramsey prize for theological writing, it was announced today by Archbishop Justin Welby at the Greenbelt Christian festival.
$Justin Welby: \'I am constantly consumed with horror\' at the way the Church has treated gay people$
Justin Welby: 'I am constantly consumed with horror' at the way the Church has treated gay people

Justin Welby has opened up about how his own failings make him angry and said that he spends "a lot of time feeling a fraud" in a personal and at times emotional interview at the Greenbelt Christian festival in Northamptonshire.
Egypt: Coptic Church slams church building law after string of attacks on Christians

Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church has attacked "complexities and obstacles" in amendments to the long-awaited church building draft law which Christians hope will boost their ability to build new churches.
$Clinton gets an \'A\' grade, Trump an \'F\' when assessed by US atheist group$
Clinton gets an 'A' grade, Trump an 'F' when assessed by US atheist group

Hillary Clinton has been awarded top marks by the atheist lobby group Secular Coalition for America (SCA) in a voting guide for non-believers which gave Donald Trump the lowest score.
From armed robbery to ministry: The amazing story of the vicar travelling the length of the UK for his church

A disabled vicar who is planning to travel from John o'Groats to Land's End in his wheelchair next month has described how he found God in prison and lifted himself out of a life of serious crime to become a church minister.
$Wales: Church leaders condemn \'demonisation\' of refugees$
Wales: Church leaders condemn 'demonisation' of refugees

Church leaders in Wales have condemned the "demonisation" of refugees by the media and "political establishment", calling on a change of tone in reporting to chime with the generous response they have witnessed in the community.
Fresh crisis for German Catholic Church as ordinations sink to new low

An unprecedentedly low number of Catholic priests in Germany are being ordained, new figures show, as a crisis appears to be engulfing the Church in that country.