Ruth Gledhill

Reese Witherspoon opens up about faith in heaven and real angels with wings and halos

Legally Blonde star Reese Witherspoon has opened up about her faith in the existence of heaven. She believes it is a place that exists, with real angels with halos and wings.
$Churches told to \'get with the programmes\' by downloading latest apps$
Churches told to 'get with the programmes' by downloading latest apps

Having become the PokÃ©mon Go-to hub in the latest online craze, the Church of England has decided it's gotta catch 'em all when it comes to other forms of social media as well.
Number of Christians in Myanmar growing in spite of threats from nationalist Buddhists

The Christian population of the Buddhist country Myanmar has increased by nearly one third in three decades, new figures reveal.
Rape, murder, assault. What Christians in India face on an almost daily basis

Anti-Christian violence in India has surged to an "alarming level" according to the latest report from World Watch Monitor, with more than 30 attacks a month.
$There must be justice for Yazidis in face of \'ongoing\' Islamic State abuses, says commission$
There must be justice for Yazidis in face of 'ongoing' Islamic State abuses, says commission

United Nations human rights lobbyists have today renewed their calls for justice for the Yazidi people, two years after Islamic State launched their brutal campaign against the Yazidis of Sinjar in Iraq.
$Islamic State attacks Pope, says its war against Christians is most definitely a \'religious\' war$
Islamic State attacks Pope, says its war against Christians is most definitely a 'religious' war

The terror group, also known as "Daesh", says the acts of terrorism it carries out are most certainly religiously motivated and even bear the blessing of Allah as testified in the Koran.
$Pope Francis says allowing children to choose their sex is against God\'s will$
Pope Francis says allowing children to choose their sex is against God's will

The Pope has condemned countries that allow children to choose their own gender, describing it as "ideological colonisation". He said it was going against the will of God who had created "man and woman".
Car wash ministry: How one North London church is showing the love of Jesus

Everyone knows Jesus won't find you a parking space no matter how hard you pray. But in a suburb in north-east London, it turns out He might just get your car washed for free. Christian Today looks into the Christian Car Wash.
Pope Francis takes step towards ordination of women in the Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church took the first tentative steps towards women's ordination today when Pope Francis announced a new commission to look at the possibility of women deacons.
Shocking catalogue of child rape by Anglican clergy unfolds in Australia

A devastating story of mass child rape perpetrated by an Anglican paedophile ring is unfolding in the latest hearing of Australia's Royal Commission into child sexual abuse.
Archbishop of Canterbury is making plans for another primates meeting

The Archbishop of Canterbury is to call another meeting of the worldwide Archbishops of the Anglican Communion in a further attempt to heal divisions over sexuality.
Top journalist announces he is converting to Christianity

A leading journalist has announced on Twitter that he is becoming a Christian.