Ruth Gledhill
Christian missionaries help in the face of terrible suffering in South Sudan
In South Sudan, some Catholic missionaries have chosen to stay in spite of the departure of most other expatriates in the wake of savage fighting in the capital Juba, including the brutal rape of foreign women by more than 80 armed men.
Four Christians on trial in Sudan for highlighting persecution of Christians
The trial has resumed in Khartoum in Sudan of four men who are being accused of bringing Christian persecution to public attention.
Leading Muslim convert to Christianity diagnosed with stomach cancer
Nabeel Qureshi, a popular evangelist and travelling preacher whose new book No God But One: Allah or Jesus? was published yesterday, has cancelled nearly all speaking engagements while he "aggressively" persues healing, both "medical and miraculous", he wrote on his Facebook page.
Former satanist offers churches 'supernatural bootcamps' to bring about deliverance
A former Satanist who converted to Christianity has teamed up with a popular evangelist to offer "supernatural bootcamps" to help Christians take up arms against the devil.
Soccer legend Sir Alex Ferguson says the Boys' Brigade Christian organisation taught him teamwork
Soccer legend Sir Alex Ferguson has praised the Christian youth organisation, the Boys' Brigade, for teaching him the importance of team work and helping others.
Senior Church of England clergyman arrested on suspicion of voyeurism
Rev Martin Thrower was suspended by the St Edmundsbury and Ipswich diocese after he was arrested in Ipswich. He has been bailed to return to Suffolk police in October.
Pakistani Christian girl abducted, forced to convert to Islam and marry faces death threats
A Pakistani Christian woman who is deaf and dumb and was abducted and forced to convert and marry a Muslim is facing death threats after she managed to escape and return to her family.
Christianity at risk of dying out in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq, Orthodox Church leader warns
Christianity is in danger of disappearing across entire countries in the Middle East, the land of its birth, according to a senior Orthodox Church leader.
Churches must take measures against possible terror attacks, warns security expert
Thousands of churches throughout the country are being urged to take security measures against the possibility of a terror attack or other anti-Christian hate crime.
New US group to lobby for Christian values in politics
Christian leaders in the US have joined forces to form a new group to lobby for a "better vision" in political life.
How one youth pastor is bringing hope to persecuted Christians in Iraq
The charity Open Doors is mobilising thousands of Christians worldwide to bring new hope to the desperate crisis in the Middle East.
Anglicans consider new synod to oppose gay marriage
Nearly a dozen evangelical churches in the Church of England that oppose gay marriage are to align themselves with the world's leading conservative Anglican coalition.
Egypt's Coptic Christians protest exclusion from Olympic and other sports
A charity that campaigns for equal rights in Egypt has filed a formal complaint of discrimination against Coptic Christians in the selection of Egypt's Olympic team.
China: Farmer mowed down and killed after protesting land seizure
A farmer in China who resisted the seizure of his land has been killed, the Christian human rights organisation China Aid is reporting.
Yazidi girl captured by ISIS set herself on fire to avoid sex slavery
A teenage girl has described how she burned herself alive to escape rape and torture by the Islamic State terror group.
Why are Americans leaving the church? Loss of faith, says new study
The number of Americans with no religion has increased from 16 per cent of the population to nearly a quarter in under a decade.