Church

Worst church attack in US history: Obama says death of 9 in Charleston church \'hate crime\' is \'heartbreaking\'
Worst church attack in US history: Obama says death of 9 in Charleston church 'hate crime' is 'heartbreaking'

US President Barack Obama has denounced the killing of nine people in a Charleston, South Carolina church, saying death happening in a place of solace is "heartbreaking."

Remember Waterloo, says Bishop of London at St Paul\'s memorial service
Remember Waterloo, says Bishop of London at St Paul's memorial service

Rt Rev Richard Chartres has called for the Battle of Waterloo to be better understood in order to learn its lessons and help to shape the future.

Belfast pastor who described Islam as \'satanic\' will be prosecuted
Belfast pastor who described Islam as 'satanic' will be prosecuted

Rev James McConnell made the comments in a sermon streamed live from his Whitewell Metropolitan Tabernacle last year.

Christian asylum seeker asked \'unusually difficult\' Bible questions by Australian tribunal
Christian asylum seeker asked 'unusually difficult' Bible questions by Australian tribunal

A federal court has accused the Refugee Review Tribunal of setting a Chinese Christian up to fail.

'Kind, gentle and without cynicism': tributes pour in for murdered US pastor Clementa Pinckney

Rev Clementa Pinckney had been a prodigy and leading light within the Democratic Party and the African Methodist Church in which he served.

Pope Francis confronts climate change deniers, calls for cultural revolution
Pope Francis confronts climate change deniers, calls for cultural revolution

The Pope confronts climate change deniers and calls for a "cultural revolution" over climate change in his new encyclical today.

How to be a Progressive, Affirming, Accepting, Welcoming... and BIBLICAL church
How to be a Progressive, Affirming, Accepting, Welcoming... and BIBLICAL church

These labels should not be for liberals, says David Robertson.

Pope Francis encyclical: The digested read
Pope Francis encyclical: The digested read

Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si has been officially released. But what does it say?

Revelation TV under scrutiny as Charity Commission appoints interim manager
Revelation TV under scrutiny as Charity Commission appoints interim manager

The manager will conduct a review of the charity's governance, including its financial polices and accounts.

Pope Francis says international community cares more about oil and weapons than persecuted Christians
Pope Francis says international community cares more about oil and weapons than persecuted Christians

The Pope has berated the international community for prizing "oil and weapons" above the lives of those persecuted for their faith in the Middle East, Vatican Radio reports.

Christian belief that Jesus is Son of God could be outlawed in UK, warns top theologian
Christian belief that Jesus is Son of God could be outlawed in UK, warns top theologian

A former Parliamentary draftsman and top theologian of a school for the Church of England has cautioned against the proposals for new "Extremism Disruption Orders," saying even basic Christian credo such as Jesus being the son of God can become criminalised.

Anne Graham Lotz: God \'allows\' terrorist attacks as a \'wake-up call\'
Anne Graham Lotz: God 'allows' terrorist attacks as a 'wake-up call'

Anne Graham Lotz, the daughter of renowned evangelist Billy Graham, has said that God allows terrorist attacks and natural disasters as a way of waking people up to their need for Him.

SBC President Ronnie Floyd: Southern Baptists face \'Bonhoeffer moment\' in response to evil
SBC President Ronnie Floyd: Southern Baptists face 'Bonhoeffer moment' in response to evil

"The lostness has never been greater in our dangerous and hopeless world," said Rev Ronnie Floyd.

Egyptian Christians stand firm in their faith in Jesus before ISIS execution, families testify

The families of the 21 Egyptian Christians who were brutally murdered by their Islamic State captors last February said their initial grief and anger have been replaced by pride and joy, knowing that their loved ones stood firm in their faith and did not deny Jesus just before they were beheaded.

Wisdom from Elisabeth Elliot: 10 quotes to make you think
Wisdom from Elisabeth Elliot: 10 quotes to make you think

The author and speaker whose first husband Jim was martyred by Auca Indians died yesterday.

Through Gates of Splendor: Tributes paid to Elisabeth Elliot
Through Gates of Splendor: Tributes paid to Elisabeth Elliot

The author and speaker whose first husband Jim was killed by Auca Indians died yesterday aged 88.