Ruth Gledhill
Church Bells In Europe Ring Death Toll For Aleppo Victims
Church bells are tolling across parts of Europe in tribute to the thousands of innocent victims being slaughtered in the ceaseless bombing of Aleppo in Syria.
Controversial Anti-Islam Politician To Go On Trial For Allegedly Inciting Racial Hatred
Dutch politician Geert Wilders can face trial on charges of inciting racial hatred, a court in The Hague ruled today.
'Hero Killed For The Name Of Jesus'. An Iraqi Christian Monk Describes Life Under Islamic State
The honey-stoned monastery has been a fixture of the Middle Eastern landscape since the fourth century, a symbol in the land of its birth of Christianity, the faith that shaped the West. But now, its senior priest is urging all Christians to flee Iraq, because he warns they have no future there any more.
Church of England Could Soon Remove Legal Requirement For Regular Sunday Services
The Church of England is considering moves to abandon the legal requirement to hold regular services of morning and evening prayer in parish churches because of declining congregations.
Aleppo Has Become A 'Living Hell' Warns Christian Leader In Syria
Aleppo has become a "living hell" according to one of the most senior Christian leaders still in the besieged city in Syria.
You've Got Mail, Justin Welby: Can The Church Of England Learn From The Post Office?
The challenges facing the Church of England are remarkably similar to those facing another much-loved British institution, the Post Office, a Chrisitan business organisation has been told.
Religious Freedoms Of All US Citizens Threatened By Civil Rights Report, Warns Russell Moore
Top Southern Baptist Russell Moore has joined with other religious leaders in lobbying US President Barack Obama against a civil rights report that states that religious exemptions in law are used as a pretext for discrimination.
Hundreds Of Christian Students At Liberty University Say 'No' To Donald Trump
Hundreds of students at the top US evangelical Christian university, Liberty, have come out against Donald Trump.
New Dead Sea Scrolls Come To Light With More Waiting To Be Found
Dozens of new fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls dating from the time of Christ and before are being published for the first time, according to a report in Live Science.
Go To Jail For Daring To Evangelise: The Growing Threat To Christians In Nepal
Christians in Nepal are being arrested and beaten up for no reason. Church leaders are urging their fellow believers in the West to pressure their MPs to intervene.
Pakistan Steps Up Persecution With Ban On 11 Christian TV Stations
Eleven Christian television stations in Pakistan have been declared illegal in the latest crackdown on Christians in the predominantly Muslim nation.
The Terrible Climate Of Fear And Hopelessness Faced By Christians In Syria
A Christian who escaped to Britain from Aleppo has described the sense of hopelessness felt in Syria as the shelling continues without mercy.
Christians Of Syria And Iraq Face 'Cataclysmic Crisis'
Their very existence is in peril as the world stands witness to one of the greatest threats to the Christian church in the Middle East since its birth over 2,000 years ago.
Evangelical And Episcopalian Christians Among Wealthiest In US Society
Some groups of practising Christians are among the wealthiest people in society, according to new research.
Former Pope Angry That Germans Who Withdraw From Paying Church Tax Face Excommunication
The former Pope Benedict XVI has spoken out in damning terms against the "church tax" system which has made the German church one of the wealthiest Catholic churches in the world.
Be Careful Not To Stereotype Trump Supporters, Warns New York Times CEO
The chief executive of the New York Times has warned against writing off Donald Trump supporters as Brexit supporters were written-off in Britain