Ruth Gledhill
Church of England synod members call for 'greater clarity' around status of LGBT people
More than 120 lay and clergy members of the governing body of the Church of Engand are appealing to bishops to recognise that lesbian and gay people are essential to the health and future of the Church.
Give Christians in Iraq a say in their future after Islamic State, urges Church leader
Christians in Iraq should be given independent rule or allowed to join a region of their choice in a post-war settlement, the leader of the country's largest Church has suggested.
Church of French priest murdered by Islamists to reopen next month
The church where the French priest Father Jacques Hamel was murdered by Islamist terrorists in July is to re-open next month, it has been announced.
Christian executed in Iran spoke of meeting Jesus before his death
The moving last words of a man executed in prison in Iran a few days ago were of his profound faith in Jesus Christ.
Four Coptic Christian teens released after being sentenced for 'contempt of Islam' seek asylum
Four Coptic Christian teenagers who were released after being sentenced to five years in prison for contempt of Islam have fled to Switzerland to seek asylum.
Christian students win dozens of converts to Christ on summer missions
Dozens of people around the world have given their lives to Jesus Christ as a result of summer missions by Christian students at one of the world's top Baptist seminaries.
Few evangelical churches led by a woman
White men still dominate leadership of evangelical ministries, according to a survey by Religion News Service.
Russia: Pokémon Go blogger arrested for playing in a cathedral now facing nine years in jail
The controversial atheist blogger who is in custody in Russia after he filmed himself playing Pokémon Go in a landmark Russian Orthodox Cathedral could face a further four years in jail, it has been revealed.
Christian pastors facing death sentence in Sudan allowed family visits
Prosecutors of Pastors Hassan Abduraheem, Kuwa Shamal and Darfuri student Abdulmonem Abdumawla have been demanding the harshest possible penalties which could mean capital punishment on some of the charges against them.
Former hostage Terry Waite: 'We are in a Third World War'
Former hostage Terry Waite has warned that the world is engaged in a Third World War and called for an understanding of why young people become Islamic extremists.
Please don't leave, Middle East church leaders beg Christians
Christians living in the Palestinian territories and elsewhere in the Middle East will this week be urged not to flee from the region as persecution intensifies.
Police charge man with murder of Christian father who tried to retrieve daughter from forced marriage
A man in Pakistan has been charged with the murder of the father of a 14-year-old Christian girl who was kidnapped, raped and forced into Islamic marriage.
Russian astronaut will take Gospels and Christian icons into space
A Russian astronaut has pledged to take the Gospels with him whem he heads to the International Space Station later this month.
The Archbishop of Canterbury reveals how Christians should pray - and who to pray for
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby took to Twitter today to join his 95,000 followers and many more in advising how to pray for the world, for individuals, for those in sickness - and for yourself
Former diocesan bishop part of British delegation that met Syria's President al-Assad
The former Bishop of Rochester and others have been criticised on social media for being part of a delegation that has met President of Syria Bashir al-Assad.
Donald Trump pledges to remedy injustice during church visit: 'I'm going to get things done'
Donald Trump has pledged to address falling wages, unemployment and the hardships of the economic downturn.