Ruth Gledhill

World Youth Day: Hundreds of thousands of young Catholics welcome Pope Francis to Poland

Pope Francis can expect a warm welcome from hundreds of thousands of young Catholics when he arrives in Poland for the a five day visit to World Youth Day in Krakow.
$Pastor buys dozens of tickets to win assault rifle in raffle âÂ now he\'ll destroy it$
Pastor buys dozens of tickets to win assault rifle in raffle âÂ now he'll destroy it

Now as soon as he has his gun licence and can take possession, he will melt down the gun and have it remodelled into a symbol of hope.
Iranian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani rearrested and told to find $33,000 to secure freedom

The Iranian Christian pastor who became an international symbol of the fight for religious freedom has now been charged again â with "acting against national security".
Religious people oppose genetic engineering to enhance human abilities

The more religious a person is, the more likely they are to oppose genetic engineering that could enhance minds and bodies, and help babies suffering from genetic diseases.
Many thousands of displaced children in Nigeria on brink of starvation

Hundreds of thousands of children in north-eastern Nigeria are facing starvation because of the ravages of the terror group Boko Haram.
UK in north and south holds out hand to welcome Syrian refugees

Norfolk County Council has become the latest in the UK to declare itself ready to welcome refugees from Syria while Salford Roman Catholic diocese is piloting the government's new refugee community sponsorship scheme.
$Scotland\'s Christian \'saint in the making\' Margaret Sinclair to star in new play$
Scotland's Christian 'saint in the making' Margaret Sinclair to star in new play

A 20th century Scottish nun is to be the star of a new show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
$Cardinal Burke: \'My mother was advised to abort me\'$
Cardinal Burke: 'My mother was advised to abort me'

One of the most conservative cardinals in the Catholic Church has described how his mother was advised to have him aborted.
Sanders supporters boo and jeer Hillary Clinton at Democrat Convention

Bernie Sanders supporters booed at mention of the name of Hillary Clinton as a top woman Christian pastor opened the Democratic National Convention - with a prayer for unity.
$Come to church this week for poets, rock stars, circus skills and \'champing\'$
Come to church this week for poets, rock stars, circus skills and 'champing'

Last week they were gyms and pokÃ©stops in PokÃ©mon Go. This week, churches across England are transforming into circuses, rock and pop venues, sleepover "champing" and "tower climb" challenge sites.
Child dies in hot car as parents attend Bible study

A three-year-old boy has died in Dallas, Texas after he was accidentally left in a car in temperatures of around 100F when his parents went in to church.
Lead us not into the temptations of Twitter, warns Pope Francis

Pope Francis has warned Catholic nuns that they must not be led into temptations of escapism or time wasting by modern social media.