Ruth Gledhill

Why Do People Stop Going To Church? Church of England Fails To Halt Decline
Why Do People Stop Going To Church? Church of England Fails To Halt Decline

Sunday churchgoing plummets to an unprececedented new low, according latest figures from the Church of England.

C of E\'s First Woman Bishop Questions Appointment Of \'Wonder Woman\' As UN Ambassador
C of E's First Woman Bishop Questions Appointment Of 'Wonder Woman' As UN Ambassador

The Church of England's first woman bishop has slammed the appointment of the comic book character "Wonder Woman" as an honorary ambassador for the United Nations.

Hundreds Of Christian Volunteers Sign Up To Help Combat Britain\'s Growing Homelessness Crisis
Hundreds Of Christian Volunteers Sign Up To Help Combat Britain's Growing Homelessness Crisis

A night shelter for homeless people in Manchester is to double the length of time it opens this winter after a survey showed the number of rough sleepers had increased ten fold in just six years.

Ancient Papyrus Discovered In Israel Reveals Mystery Of King\'s Maidservant
Ancient Papyrus Discovered In Israel Reveals Mystery Of King's Maidservant

Israeli investigators have seized a rare scroll mentioning the city of Jerusalem from the time of the First Temple in the seventh century BC.

Christians And Muslims Join Forces In Pakistan To Save Nine-Year-Old Boy From Blasphemy Charge
Christians And Muslims Join Forces In Pakistan To Save Nine-Year-Old Boy From Blasphemy Charge

Christians and Muslims in Pakistan worked together to get basphemy charges dropped against a nine-year-old Pakistani Christian boy.

Euthanasia In Belgium Increases By Over 40 Per Cent In Four Years
Euthanasia In Belgium Increases By Over 40 Per Cent In Four Years

Euthanasia in Belgium has hit a record high with more than 2,000 intentional killings in 2015, latest figures show. This is an increase of over 40 per cent in four years.

Christianity Is In Danger Of Disappearing For Good From Iraq Even After Defeat Of ISIS
Christianity Is In Danger Of Disappearing For Good From Iraq Even After Defeat Of ISIS

Christians and other minorities who have lived in Iraq for generations are in danger of disappearing for good, even after the defeat of Islamic State, religious leaders have warned.

Christians Still At Risk Of Extinction In Iraq Even After Defeat Of ISIS
Christians Still At Risk Of Extinction In Iraq Even After Defeat Of ISIS

Christians might not feel safe to return to Iraq at all in the forseeable future, even after the liberation of Mosul, experts are warning.

Britain\'s First Ever Christmas Coin Features Jesus In Nativity Scene
Britain's First Ever Christmas Coin Features Jesus In Nativity Scene

Bishop of St Asaph Gregory Cameron, who designed the coin, is one of the Anglican Communion's leading experts on Eastern Christianity.

Child Refugees From Calais Head For Britain As France Prepares To Demolish Jungle
Child Refugees From Calais Head For Britain As France Prepares To Demolish Jungle

But France postponed the camp's demolition until later today or tomorrow to allow as many migrants as possible to leave voluntarily.

\'It Was A Miracle\': The Christian Students Who Narrowly Escaped Death By Islamic State
'It Was A Miracle': The Christian Students Who Narrowly Escaped Death By Islamic State

The mother of one of the girls credited "the hand of God" with saving her daughter's life as they fled from IS fighters, including a suicide bomber.

Shoppers Unburden Themselves At Christian \'Confess-A-Thon\'
Shoppers Unburden Themselves At Christian 'Confess-A-Thon'

Bishops in Colombia have held their second "confess-a-thon" in the capital city Bogotá.

Guilty Pleas After Teenage Boy Beaten To Death For Wanting To Quit Church
Guilty Pleas After Teenage Boy Beaten To Death For Wanting To Quit Church

The pastor and three members of a small Christian sect in New York have pleaded guilty to beating a teenage boy to death and injuring his brother.

Pakistan Christian Pastor And Family Beaten And Evicted From Their Home
Pakistan Christian Pastor And Family Beaten And Evicted From Their Home

A Christian pastor and his family have been forcibly evicted from their home in Pakistan.

As Battle For Mosul Endures, Pope Francis Weeps For Suffering Of Innocents
As Battle For Mosul Endures, Pope Francis Weeps For Suffering Of Innocents

As the battle to liberate Mosul advances with the recapture of Bashiqa from Islamic State, Pope Francis has made a passionate appeal for peace

Britain Must Resist Sharia Law Warns Pakistan-Born Evangelical Bishop
Britain Must Resist Sharia Law Warns Pakistan-Born Evangelical Bishop

A leading evangelical bishop has warned that a Government inquiry into Sharia law in Britain is "deeply flawed" and will fail.