Mark Woods
Pope's Horror At Prostitute Tortured And Forced To Work Until She Gave Birth
Pope Francis has spoken of his horror at the stories of prostitutes he met during a visit to a rescue centre as part of the Church's Year of Mercy.
Cryogenics: A Technical Fix For Death?
A 14-year-old girl is is dying of cancer. For parents it's the stuff of nightmares. For any onlooker with a heart, it's terribly sad.
Christians Who Fled Boko Haram Had To Eat Leaves To Survive
Christians who have fled Boko Haram's attacks have faced "open discrimination" in refugee camps and have been forced to eat leaves to survive, according to a Nigerian bishop.
World's Oldest Stone 10 Commandments Sold For $850,000
The world's oldest stone inscription of the 10 Commandments has been sold at auction in California for $850,000.
Which Bible Book Bans Interracial Marriage, And Why?
One of the saddest parts of the Bible, in purely human terms, is in the book of Ezra.
Iraqi Christians May Not Return To Shattered Villages Till Next Summer
Christians in the shattered villages around Mosul may be unable to return to their homes to live until next summer, according to Open Doors partners in the region.
Prestigious Seminary Leaders Condemn 'Hateful Words And Actions' Of Evangelicals During Presidential Campaign
The heads of one of the most prestigious theological colleges in the US have restated its commitment to evangelicalism following the presidential election which many believe saw the term fatally compromised.
What Is A Story About Rape And Murder Doing In The Bible?
The Bible has some sad stories in it as well as some wonderful ones. There are some that are so dreadful that you wonder what they are doing in there at all.
God's Sovereignty Doesn't Mean He Controls Everything, And Here's Why
A column I wrote for Christian Today last week with the title Yes, God Is Sovereign. That Doesn't Mean He Chooses Who Runs America generated an extraordinary quantity of Twitter abuse.
Don't Panic, The Supermoon Doesn't Signal The End Of The World
Today will see a 'supermoon' rise, when the moon will appear 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter than usual.
Kidnapped Mexican Priest Is Found Alive But Tortured
A priest and human rights activist abducted in Mexico has been found alive but tortured, the Roman Catholic Church said yesterday.
Mosul After Islamic State: Why Samaritan's Purse Is There For The Long Haul
Islamic State is in its end-game, but it's had two years to prepare for it. There are tunnels, booby-traps and weapons caches.
Evangelicals Won The Election Battle, But They May Have Lost The War
It will be months before the world processes what happened to it on Tuesday, not weeks â and certainly not days.
A Prayer For Armistice Day
Words for remembrance: confession, lament and commitment.
Remembrance Day: What The Poppy Really Means, And How Christians Should Respond
And if we weep for the fallen without working as hard as we can for the living, we haven't really understood the poppy at all, says Mark Woods.
The Remarkable Recovery Of The Cambodian Church After The Killing Years
The Church in Cambodia is recovering after decades of struggle following the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime, according to one of the country's Catholic bishops.