Ruth Gledhill

It is not racist to fear migrants, says Archbishop of Canterbury
Justin Welby said: "There is a tendency to say 'those people are racist', which is just outrageous, absolutely outrageous."

Pope tightens up rules around cash and canonisation
The Vatican has announced new rules to manage the £400,000 cost of making saints.

Franklin Graham: I have no hope in the Republican Party... The only hope for this country is God
Franklin Graham told top broadcaster Fox News. "We have taken God out of the political debate. We have taken Him out of the public space. And I want to put Him back in."

BBC focus on Amenian church destroyed by Islamic State
The Armenian Genoicide Memorial church, in Aleppo, Syria, was built in 1991 to commemorate those martyred in the 1915 Armenian genocide. Just 23 years later it was blown up by Islamic State.

World's first nano Bible is so small it can be worn as jewellery
"Give the gift of faith â the smallest Bible ever printed on one surface." That's how the world's first nano Bible is being marketed.

Rare seal found in Jerusalem reveals pre-Christian woman of power and authority
But it seems that 600 years before the birth of Christ, some women had power and authority of a kind more normally associated with men of that era.

Sex abuse victim 'deeply distressed' by Lord Carey support for Bishop Bell
The sex abuse victim of former Bishop of Chichester George Bell has described the letter praising him from a former Archbishop of Canterbury as "deeply distressing".

US Christian missionary sentenced to 40 years for child sex abuse
A missionary to Kenya has been sent to prison for 40 years for sexually abusing children at an orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya.

Help make girls more confident, says first woman bishop to speak in House of Lords
The Bishop of Gloucester used her maiden speech as the first woman bishop ever to speak in the House of Lords to raise concerns about the loss of confidence among young people, especially girls.

Queen 'opposed gay marriage because of her strong Christian faith'
The Queen did not believe gay marriage should have been allowed, a source told the Daily Mail.

Video footage emerges that could prove chimpanzees believe in God
A researcher in wildlife at the University of Humboldt in Berlin found a group of wild chimpanzees engaging in what could be religious rituals.

New film threatens to expose 'fake' faith healing
Former healing evangelist Richard Rossi is appealing for funding for a film about a con man who falls in love with a charismatic female faith healer.

New job for hijab-wearing Christian college professor
The Christian academic who was first suspeded and then left her college after she stated that Muslims and Christians worship the same God has a new job.

Hundreds of children suffer 'soul murder' at hands of clergy abusers
A Catholic diocese in the US is to publish a full list of all priests who have been accused of child sex crimes after a Grand Jury report disclosed a horrifiying catalogue of abuse.

Christian refugees from Syria find sanctuary in Istanbul church
Syrian refugees stranded in Turkey are being hosted in a small church in Istanbul where they are being given food and accommodation.

Millions of Christians worldwide come together in new 'Click to Pray' app
Millions of Christians worldwide can now join in prayer with the Pope via a new app, Click To Pray.