Ruth Gledhill

World Council Of Churches Activist Refused Entry To Israel And Deported

The World Council of Churches has said it "deeply regrets" a decision by Israel to refuse entry to a woman on the grounds that she was working against the interests of the state.
MP Abused By Man On Trial For Alleged Anti-Semitic Abuse

A proponent of antisemitic propaganda branded an MP a "rodent" and an "evil money-grabber" on his blog, a court heard.
$Rejected In London, \'Homeless Jesus\' Finds A Home In Manchester$
Rejected In London, 'Homeless Jesus' Finds A Home In Manchester

A "homeless Jesus" sculpture is to find a new resting place in the centre of Manchester after planners ruled it could be installed there.
$\'Notional Christian\' Vote Was The Key To Donald Trump Election Victory$
'Notional Christian' Vote Was The Key To Donald Trump Election Victory

It was not so much evangelical Christians as "notional" Christians who won Donald Trump the race to the White House, a new study shows.
$You Must End Your Brawling, Pope\'s Doctrine Chief Tells Cardinals$
You Must End Your Brawling, Pope's Doctrine Chief Tells Cardinals

The head of the Pope's doctrine division has called for divisions over the treatment of divorced and remarried Catholics to end.
US Church Sprayed With Bible Verse About The Killing Of 185,000 Assyrian Christians

Muslim and Christian leaders in the United States have condemned the vandalism of an Assyrian church with graffiti that references the killings of 185,000 Middle Eastern Christians.
Are The Days Of A Bible In Every Hotel Room Coming To An End?

The tradition of offering Bibles in hotel rooms could be in decline as increasing numbers of guests access spiritual literature via apps on their phones.
Midnight Mass, Church, And Lunch With The Elderly: Christmas Day For Theresa May

By any standards, she's had an extraordinary year. But for Britain's Prime Minister, one thing will not be changing, and that's the way she will celebrate Christmas.
$Small Town Sets New Record For World\'s Largest Nativity$
Small Town Sets New Record For World's Largest Nativity

In real life, there probably wouldn't have been much room in the stable for many more than the Holy Family itself when Jesus was born.
$\'The Light Of Goodness And Innocence\': The Words Of Pope Francis To Young Girl Dying Of Cancer$
'The Light Of Goodness And Innocence': The Words Of Pope Francis To Young Girl Dying Of Cancer

"I see in your eyes the light of goodness and innocence." These were the words of the Pope to a little girl who was dying of cancer.
French Secularists Win Battle To Remove Virgin Mary From Shore Of Lake Geneva

A small town in France has been ordered to remove a statue of the Virgin Mary from the shores of Lake Geneva or risk a fine of Â£80, or more than $100, a day.
$The Calais Refugee \'Problem\' Has Merely Been Displaced, Not Solved$
The Calais Refugee 'Problem' Has Merely Been Displaced, Not Solved

Refugees are still in crisis in France in spite of the demolition of the squalid Calais "jungle" camp.