Mark Woods

Homeless Get Picnic At The Vatican Courtesy Of Pope Francis
Homeless Get Picnic At The Vatican Courtesy Of Pope Francis

Pope Francis gave 300 homeless people and refugees a sandwich and a drink to thank them for helping to hand out pamphlets at an Epiphany feast day service on Friday.

Attacks On Nigerian Christians Spark National Day Of Mourning
Attacks On Nigerian Christians Spark National Day Of Mourning

The Christian Association of Nigeria is calling for this Sunday to be marked as a national day of mourning for Christians killed by Muslim Fulani terrorists in Southern Kaduna State.

How A Christian Ministry Is Reaching Out To Trafficked North Korean Women
How A Christian Ministry Is Reaching Out To Trafficked North Korean Women

Women from North Korea are being trafficked across the border into north-east China and face abuse and exploitation – but a Christian ministry is reaching out to help them.

Who Divided The Bible Into Chapters And Verses?
Who Divided The Bible Into Chapters And Verses?

Apart from making it easier for students, chapters help us find our way through the text by identifying the different sections of a narrative and telling us where stories and themes begin and end.

Egyptian Christian Shopkeeper Murdered In Suspected Sectarian Attack
Egyptian Christian Shopkeeper Murdered In Suspected Sectarian Attack

A Christian shopkeeper has been murdered in the Egyptian city of Alexandria in a suspected sectarian killing.

Fat Cat Wednesday And GK Chesterton: What A Great Christian Apologist Has To Say About Equality
Fat Cat Wednesday And GK Chesterton: What A Great Christian Apologist Has To Say About Equality

When it takes some very wealthy individuals four days to earn what others do in a year – and what many don't do at all – there is something alarmingly unbalanced in how our society works.

Robbie Williams Riles Christians With Foul Language In Flagship Church
Robbie Williams Riles Christians With Foul Language In Flagship Church

One of the UK Methodist Church's most iconic buildings is at the centre of a row over a New Year concert starring Robbie Williams.

Britain's EU Envoy Slams Government's 'Muddled Thinking' In Resignation Letter

Britain's outgoing ambassador to the European Union has said Prime Minister Theresa May's negotiating objectives for Brexit were unknown to her government's representatives in Brussels.

Did Pope Francis Call For A Merger Between Christianity And Islam?
Did Pope Francis Call For A Merger Between Christianity And Islam?

Pope Francis has been widely reported to have called for a merger of religions in the interests of world-wide peace and harmony.

Pakistan Church Targeted By \'Builder Mafia\', Christians Beaten
Pakistan Church Targeted By 'Builder Mafia', Christians Beaten

Christians in Hyderabad, Pakistan, are appealing for protection against a "builder mafia" they say is attempting to seize control of a church situated on valuable building land.

Does It Really Matter What A Christian Believes?
Does It Really Matter What A Christian Believes?

Doubt, in Christian circles – and particularly evangelical Christian circles – has become such a loaded term that it's scarcely useful.

Charleston Church Shooter Dylann Roof Is Mentally Competent, Judge Rules
Charleston Church Shooter Dylann Roof Is Mentally Competent, Judge Rules

Charleston shooter Dylann Roof is competent to conduct his own defence against being sentenced to death, a US district judge has ruled.

The Highs And Lows Of 2016 On Christian Today
The Highs And Lows Of 2016 On Christian Today

The New Year is a chance to look back over the previous 12 months and pray.

Why Did The Holy Family Flee Into Egypt?
Why Did The Holy Family Flee Into Egypt?

One of the most terrible stories in the Bible is that of the slaughter of the innocents in Bethlehem after the birth of Jesus.

Kerry Warns Of \'Irreversible One-State Reality\' In Israel-Palestine
Kerry Warns Of 'Irreversible One-State Reality' In Israel-Palestine

US Secretary of State John Kerry warned on Wednesday that the future of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was in jeopardy.

New Year Will See Norway Church And State \'Divorce\'
New Year Will See Norway Church And State 'Divorce'

Norway's Lutheran Church and the state of Norway are to "divorce" on January 1 after nearly 500 years together.