Ruth Gledhill

Christians urged to support Fairtrade after sales slump

Christian environmentalists are calling on the public to buy Fairtrade products after sales fell for the first time in 20 years.
$Vincent Nichols: Catholic Church \'doesn\'t pay anyone less than living wage\'$
Vincent Nichols: Catholic Church 'doesn't pay anyone less than living wage'

The leaders of the 4.2 million Catholics in England and Wales has insisted that the Catholic Church does not itself employ anyone earning less than the living wage.
Young Iraqi girl says she hopes God will forgive ISIS

A young Christian refugee in Iraq has said she hopes God will forgive Islamic State.
$Greece: Crowds flock to see Jesus statue \'weeping\' after change in government$
Greece: Crowds flock to see Jesus statue 'weeping' after change in government

Crowds of people in Greece have been seeing the hand of God in politics after a statue of Jesus began "weeping" when an anti-austerity party won the January elections.
Website promoting adultery faces legal fight from Catholics

The Gleeden website advertised extra-marital sex as a 'cheap anti-depressant'.
$Children\'s Society warns that older teens are at greatest risk of neglect and abuse$
Children's Society warns that older teens are at greatest risk of neglect and abuse

Campaigners want abuse laws to be changed to include 16- and 17-year-olds.
$Iain Duncan Smith mocks \'dwindling relevance\' of Church of England$
Iain Duncan Smith mocks 'dwindling relevance' of Church of England

Iain Duncan Smith has mocked the "dwindling relevance" of the Church of England.
$Russell Brand: \'I agree with the Church, politics is broken\'$
Russell Brand: 'I agree with the Church, politics is broken'

Self-styled revolutionary Russell Brand has defended himself against criticism from the Church of England that someone had to counter his "sex appeal".
ISIS wants to use Libya as gateway for attacks on Europe, report reveals

Islamic State terrorists plan to use Libya as a strategic gateway for attacks on Europe, according to a report today.
Does humour help fight antisemitism?

One man's anti-Semitic diatribe is "another man's show" according to a leading member of the Jewish community.
$Church of England calls for a \'new direction\' in British Politics$
Church of England calls for a 'new direction' in British Politics

The bishops state their desire to leave Thatcherism behind in today's pastoral letter.
India: Is Modi trying to win back the Christian vote?

India's prime minister Narendra Modi has asked the police to intervene in a series of attacks against Christian institutions after a burglary at a convent school in the capital.