Mark Woods

Cumbria floods: Cameron convenes COBRA meeting as army moves in to evacuate residents
Cumbria floods: Cameron convenes COBRA meeting as army moves in to evacuate residents

Prolonged heavy rain has caused widespread flooding in northwest England.

Christian University president sparks outrage with call for students to carry concealed weapons
Christian University president sparks outrage with call for students to carry concealed weapons

Liberty University's Jerry Falwell Jr made his remarks at the college's weekly convocation on Friday night.

Paris: Draft climate change deal signed minutes before deadline
Paris: Draft climate change deal signed minutes before deadline

The agreement forms the basis for ministers to try to resolve hundreds of points of disagreement next week.

Evangelical vote is vital in presidential elections, says Carson faith adviser
Evangelical vote is vital in presidential elections, says Carson faith adviser

"Evangelicals are playing an incredibly relevant role in this election," according to Johnnie Moore.

New York crib baby mother speaks: \'I knew if I left him in God\'s hands, he would be OK\'
New York crib baby mother speaks: 'I knew if I left him in God's hands, he would be OK'

The mother who left her new-born baby in a New York church's Nativity crib has said that she knew that someone would find him and help him.

Churches urge Iain Duncan Smith Christmas card campaign to highlight benefit fears
Churches urge Iain Duncan Smith Christmas card campaign to highlight benefit fears

The One More Card Campaign is an initiative by the Baptist Union, the Methodist Church, United Reformed Church and the Church of Scotland.

How to have a happy Christmas (tip: it has to do with Jesus)
How to have a happy Christmas (tip: it has to do with Jesus)

Christmas scores highly for family tensions, money worries and all-round misery.

God and the ballot box: Why candidates should be careful about claiming divine backing
God and the ballot box: Why candidates should be careful about claiming divine backing

Lots of Republican candidates appear to be claiming divine backing for their campaigns.

Pope Francis: The world needs to discover the mercy of God
Pope Francis: The world needs to discover the mercy of God

Pope Francis has used an interview with an official Vatican publication to make a passionate appeal for the Roman Catholic Church to embrace the theme of mercy.

Leaked ECFA report on Gospel for Asia paints damning picture of financial mismanagement
Leaked ECFA report on Gospel for Asia paints damning picture of financial mismanagement

Documents paint a damning picture of huge amounts of money being amassed with little control over where it was sent.

Talking about abortion: Christians\' harsh language blamed for women\'s silence
Talking about abortion: Christians' harsh language blamed for women's silence

New LifeWay study reveals women who have had abortions believe churches are more likely to be judgmental than caring.

America\'s megachurch juggernaut rolls on – but they\'re changing
America's megachurch juggernaut rolls on – but they're changing

America is continuing to produce 'megachurches' – defined as churches attracting more than 2,000 people – but they're changing.

Jail for Michigan priest who defrauded $500k from parish
Jail for Michigan priest who defrauded $500k from parish

It's my destiny, says Michigan priest sent to prison for stealing $573,000 from his church.

\'No more silence\': Spanish evangelicals demonstrate against Christian persecution
'No more silence': Spanish evangelicals demonstrate against Christian persecution

Around 250 Spanish evangelicals rallied in Madrid last week in support of church-goers victimized for their faith

Human Rights Act: Still no progress on scrapping it, admits Gove
Human Rights Act: Still no progress on scrapping it, admits Gove

The government's controversial plan to scrap the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights has been delayed again.

160 mosques could close as France targets hate speech
160 mosques could close as France targets hate speech

France may shut mosques suspected of harbouring preachers with extremist views, according to one of the country's chief imams.