Church

Pakistan: Muslim leader says blasphemy law may be reviewed

A Christian organisation monitoring human rights in Pakistan has welcomed a signal by a powerful religious figure there that the country's notorious blasphemy laws could be reviewed.

China: Pastor who protested cross removals is detained, accused of fraud

The pastor of China's largest Protestant church has been accused of embezzling church funds and detained in a so-called 'black jail'.

Christians score legal victory in Texas as Supreme Court supports display of Bible verses on cheerleaders' banners

In a unanimous decision, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the Kountze Independent School District student cheerleaders' petition to review a case involving their right to display Bible verses on sports banners during football games.

Donald Trump gets only little support from pastors, showing 'huge gap between pulpit and pew'

A recent survey conducted in mid-January by Nashville-based Christian research organization showed that the controversial businessman only had five percent support from Protestant pastors, ranking only the religious leaders' fourth choice among all the other Republican presidential hopefuls.

Archbishops set aside Pentecost 2016 in bid to evangelise England

The Archbishop of Canterbury is heading the biggest evangelism project in the UK so far this millennium. Every cathedral, church and clergyman and woman in the land is being urged to share their faith and win new converts to Christianity.

Christian scholar claims 'shocking similarity' between biblical 'antichrist' and Muslim messiah called the 'Mahdi'

An Egyptian-born Christian scholar and writer has uncovered a "shocking similarity" between the "antichrist" mentioned in the Holy Bible and the Muslim redeemer called the "Mahdi."

Clergy could soon be allowed to take services in jeans and hoodies

The habit of dressing down on Sundays is to become legal for the first time as the General Synod prepares to debate a new law to allow clergy to wear casual clothes during services.

Britain First condemned by UK Churches

Far-right political party Britain First has been criticised by every major Christian denomination in the UK, according to the Huffington Post today.

Billy Graham says angels are real and appear as ordinary humans on occasion

Although they are largely unseen, angels are real just like people, and they exist in great numbers, legendary evangelist Billy Graham said.

Support for same-sex marriage grows among CofE laity

Conservatives criticise a poll that shows number of Church of England members who support same-sex marriage exceeds those who oppose it for the first time.

The child asked the Pope: 'What was God doing before he made the world?'

Before God made the world, he was "loving". Or so says the Pope, answering a question asked of him by a child.

How the story of Rahab reveals God's redemptive nature

She might have been a prostitute and a Gentile, but she's also one of only five women mentioned in the geneaology of Jesus and is held up alongside Sarah â the wife of Abraham â as "faithful" in Hebrews 11. What does God's decision to use Rahab teach us about Him?