Ruth Gledhill
No Churches, Violence And Harassment: Life For Christians In Afghanistan
Non-Muslims in Afghanistan continue to suffer violence and harassment and there are still no public places of Christian worship.
Millions Of Girls Forced Into Marriage Before The Age Of 15
More than 700 million women in the world today were married before their 18th birthday and one in three of these was women was married before the age of 15, a new report says today.
Christian Converts In Iran Appeal 80 Lash Sentence For Taking Holy Communion
Three Iranian men who converted to Christianity to Islam are appealing against criminal convictions for drinking alcohol.
Can Forgotten Liturgies Help Dementia Sufferers To Remember?
The Church of England is urging vicars to turn to the familiar words of the old services, hymns and prayers to help make people with dementia feel at home.
Malala Yousafzai Tells Archbishop Of Canterbury Of The Value Of Religious Harmony
Malala Youzafzai, the Nobel peace prize winner who was shot by the Taliban in Pakistan, has told the Archbishop of Canterbury she wants to promote "religious and cultural harmony".
Archbishop Who Was 'Deeply Fooled' By Paedophile Priests Stands Down
The Archbishop of Perth Roger Herft has voluntarily stepped down a month after admitting to Australia's Royal Commission into child sex abuse that he had failed "miserably" the victim of one paedophile priest and been "deeply fooled" by another abusive priest.
Gay Sex 'Offensive' And Contrary To God's Design, Say Anglican Leaders
Leaders of more than half of the world's Anglicans have issued an unprecedented joint statement condemning gay sex as "offensive" to God and "contrary to God's design".
Church Suffers Crisis Of Confidence Over Murderous Drugs War In Philippines
The Catholic Church in the Philippines is suffering a crisis of confidence in how to respond to the war on drugs that has cost the lives of at least 3,600 drugs pushers and addicts at the hands of police and vigilantes.
Mystery Over 'Suicide' Of Priest Who Campaigned Against Drugs Trafficking
Bishops in Argentina are calling for "clarification" over the death of a priest found hanged in a room at his parish church.
Ancient Viking Church Stone Dug Up In Sweden
A rare rune stone from the age of the Vikings has been discovered at a church in Sweden.
Can Football Bring Peace To World Religions?
When Pope Francis wants to kick around a few ideas about building peace between Christians and Muslims, he turns to one man: the British Muslim Footballer Kashif Siddiqui.
Christian Relief Workers And Volunteers Stand By To Help Victims Of Hurricane Matthew
Christian groups are at the fore of early relief efforts as Hurricane Matthew, the most powerful hurricane to hit the United States in a decade, brings storm surges and lashings of rain to Florida after killing at least 339 people in Haiti.
Trump 'Risks Damaging Our Witness To The Gospel' Say Evangelical Christian Leaders
Nearly 80 evangelical Christian leaders in the United States have joined in condemnation of Republican candidate Donald Trump.
Support For Death Penalty In US At Lowest Level In Four Decades
White evangelical Protestants continue to back the use of the death penalty with nearly seven in ten in favour and just a quarter opposed.
So Terrified Of Being Euthanized, Christian Grandmother Gets Herself A Tattoo
An 81-year-old great-grandmother was so worried about assisted dying she walked into a tattoo shop and got 'don't euthanize me' inked onto her left arm.
Evangelical Pastors Support Trump Over Hillary But Like 'Undecided' Best Of All
More than four out of 10 evangelical pastors are still undecided about who to vote for in the US election, in spite of efforts by Donald Trump's running mate Mike Pence to reassure Christian voters.