Mark Woods
Huckabee hits out at gay-friendly Doritos
Huckabee's objection to food giant Frito-Lay is targeted at its choice of partner rather than at its colourful Doritos.
World Bank: Poverty really can be over â and there's not far to go
By the end of this year, for the first time in history, less than 10 per cent of the world's population will be living in extreme poverty.
Three Indian evangelists arrested for trying to show Jesus film
Complaints by members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, a right-wing nationalist organisation, led to their arrest under anti-conversion laws.
Why an obscure Eritrean priest might beat Pope Francis and Angela Merkel to the Nobel Peace Prize
Father Mussie Zerai has been nominated for helping to save the lives of thousands of migrants crossing the Mediterranean.
Crematorium crosses: Why I believe they should all go
Accrington council took down a five-foot high cross from the crematorium wall when the building was being refurbished and replaced it with a smaller portable one.
Underwater worship: Divers start work on Orthodox church, 20 metres deep
Construction of the world's first underwater Orthodox church has begun off the coast of Crimea.
Lord Shaftesbury: Remembering Britain's great Christian reformer
Shaftesbury was an evangelical Christian and social reformer, an aristocrat who spent his life working on behalf of those who had nothing.
Why the Palestinian flag will fly at the UN today, and why Israel is against it
The Palestinian flag is to be hoisted for the first time today on United Nations buildings.
Israel: After 1,500 years, rare Christian mosaic reveals ancient city plan
The mosaic, depicting a map with streets and buildings, was exposed about two years ago in archaeological excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority.
Billy Graham: Hell is a 'hideous reality' and God wants us to be saved
Graham believes that while our culture shows an interest in the afterlife, few people take it seriously enough to think about where they will spend 'forever'.
Water on Mars: What it says about God's great universe
If we found life on another planet, what would it mean for Christian theology?
Israel's Christian school strike ends, but funding threats remain
The strike has lasted more than a month and was sparked by cuts that Christian leaders said were discriminatory.
Syria: Why leaving a brutal dictator in power might be the right thing to do
Vladimir Putin has made a potentially game-changing intervention in Syria on the side of President Bashar al-Assad.
True biblical holiness: It's not about what you don't do
Holiness runs all the way through scripture. What does it really mean?
America is not a Christian country. So why is religion so important in the Presidential election?
More people go to church in America, but if you want to know what a Christian country looks like, it's just across the Atlantic.
Thomas Merton: The Catholic mystic who opened new horizons for souls
Merton's spirituality was intensely mystical, drawing not just on Christian traditions but on Eastern religions as well.