Ruth Gledhill

$Manchester schoolgirl is the UK\'s first female bishop$
Manchester schoolgirl is the UK's first female bishop

The Church of England can relax at last, and be confident that it has made the right decision to consecrate women bishops. Because the UK's first female bishop has declared that women are "just as good as boys."
Archbishop Justin Welby diagnosed with pneumonia

The Archbishop of Canterbury has been diagnosed with pneumonia after failing to deliver his Christmas sermon at Canterbury Cathedral yesterday.
Pope mourns with Christians in the Middle East in Christmas letter

Pope Francis has written to Christians in the Middle East, saying they have been 'brutally driven out' of their native lands.
$Church of England suffers from \'serious institutional homophobia\', says bishop$
Church of England suffers from 'serious institutional homophobia', says bishop

The Bishop of Buckingham has predicted that gay marriage among the clergy will become the norm.
Indian MPs protest forced conversions of Muslims and Christians

Opposition MPs accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of failing to stop a campaign to convert Muslims and Christians to Hinduism.
Women captured by Islamic State commit suicide to escape sexual violence

Women and girls captured by Islamic State in Iraq are committing suicide to avoid sexual violence and slavery, according to a report from Amnesty.
Thousands join #ChristmasMeans Twitter campaign

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York joined with thousands of other bishops, clergy and laity today to promote the "real meaning" of Christmas with #christmasmeans on Twitter.
$Pope says the Vatican is infested with \'spiritual Alzheimer\'s\'$
Pope says the Vatican is infested with 'spiritual Alzheimer's'

Pope Francis' Christmas message to the Curia included a list of 15 'diseases' that are weakening the Church and its mission.
Pope Francis faces increasing criticism from conservative Catholics

Senior conservatives have stepped up their criticisms in preparation for key events such as next October's Synod on the Family.
$Justin Welby: \'The only certainty in life is Christ\'$
Justin Welby: 'The only certainty in life is Christ'

The Archbishop of Canterbury spoke about his difficult childhood and the death of his daughter on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.
Lawyer Stanley Cohen attempted to negotiate with Islamic State to save Peter Kassig

The controversial New York lawyer Stanley Cohen led unsuccessful negotiations to intervene with Islamic State in an attempt to save the life of the American hostage Peter Kassig, a British newspaper reports today.
$Young British women being groomed as \'jihadi brides\'$
Young British women being groomed as 'jihadi brides'

Young British women are being groomed online and offered cash incentives such as free travel to become "jihadi brides" according to an investigation in The Times.