Ruth Gledhill

Could Evangelical Christians Soon Be Running Brazil?
Could Evangelical Christians Soon Be Running Brazil?

Evangelical Christians are expected to influence big advances in local elections in Brazil this weekend.

How Christians In Iraq are Starting To Rebuild Lives Out Of The Ashes Left By Islamic State
How Christians In Iraq are Starting To Rebuild Lives Out Of The Ashes Left By Islamic State

Remarkable stories of how refugees who lost everything are now rebuilding their lives from scratch have emerged from Iraq.

Trump Calls Out Non-Christian Conservatives And Suggests They Leave The Room
Trump Calls Out Non-Christian Conservatives And Suggests They Leave The Room

Donald Trump has been widely criticised for suggesting at a political rally that anyone who was not a Christian conservative should be booted from the room.

Theologian NT Wright Says Schools Should Teach Christianity In History Lessons
Theologian NT Wright Says Schools Should Teach Christianity In History Lessons

The story of Jesus and Christianity should be taught as history and not just in religious studies, a leading Christian academic has stated.

Aleppo Bombers Will Be Accountable To God, Warns Pope
Aleppo Bombers Will Be Accountable To God, Warns Pope

Those responsible for bombing Aleppo to death and destruction will be "accountable to God" for their actions, the Pope said today.

Archaeologists In Israel Find Evidence That Proves Literal Truth Of Bible
Archaeologists In Israel Find Evidence That Proves Literal Truth Of Bible

Archaeologists have proved that passages of the Bible about the triumph of Judaism over the pagan Ba'al worship are literally true.

Christians In China Forbidden From Singing Hymns And Praying
Christians In China Forbidden From Singing Hymns And Praying

Another church in China has been issued with a legal notice to quit Christian activities in the latest of a spate of actions against house churches.

More Christians Killed In Nigeria By Islamist Terrorists Of Boko Haram
More Christians Killed In Nigeria By Islamist Terrorists Of Boko Haram

More Christians have been brutally murdered in Nigeria in the latest attack on Christian villages by the Islamist terror group Boko Haram.

Archbishop Of Canterbury: Children Must Be Taught To Understand The Jihadist Mind
Archbishop Of Canterbury: Children Must Be Taught To Understand The Jihadist Mind

Children in the West need to understand what drives Islamist jiahdists to extreme acts of terror and murder, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said.

Trial Adjourned Of Christian Pastors Facing Death Penalty In Sudan
Trial Adjourned Of Christian Pastors Facing Death Penalty In Sudan

The "spying" trial of pastors in Sudan has been adjourned until next month after the prosecution failed to prepare adequately for the case.

Woman Beaten Up By Husband And Hospitalised After Conversion From Islam To Christianity
Woman Beaten Up By Husband And Hospitalised After Conversion From Islam To Christianity

A woman who converted to Christianity from Islam was beaten so severely by her husband that she had to be hospitalised.

Church Membership Plummets In Wales, But Bishop Holds Onto Hope
Church Membership Plummets In Wales, But Bishop Holds Onto Hope

Tumbling church attendance in Wales could herald the end of Sunday worship as it is currently known.

Poll Says: Republicans Like Churches More Than Democrats Do
Poll Says: Republicans Like Churches More Than Democrats Do

Most members of the American public like churches but Republicans are far more positive than Democrats, new research shows.

Church of England Heading For Growth, Say Leading Christian Evangelists
Church of England Heading For Growth, Say Leading Christian Evangelists

There are indications that decades of decline is slowing and possibly even reversing, especially in iconic churches such as cathedrals.

Two Dozen Christians Deported From Saudi Arabia For Praying
Two Dozen Christians Deported From Saudi Arabia For Praying

Saudi Arabia has deported 27 Christians for having a service in their home to mark the festival of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven, according to news reports.

Shocking Rise In Child Rape In Sierra Leone
Shocking Rise In Child Rape In Sierra Leone

Child sex abuse has risen by nearly 70 per cent in parts of Sierra Leone, the West African country still recovering from the catastrophic Ebola outbreak.