Church

Ebola outbreak: Christian hospital Mercy Ships cancels trip due to risk
A planned Mercy Ship voyage to Benin has been halted. Mercy Ships may have to stop its work in Africa until the risk reduces.

Should Oscar Romero be beatified? Pope Francis seems to think so...
Pope Francis lifts the ban on beatification of the Salvadorian Archbishop murdered for challenging the government.

'Two or three years and I'll be off to the Father's House' â Pope Francis jokes about his own death
Pope Francis has suggested that he may not have long left as the head of the Catholic Church in a revealing interview given yesterday during his plane trip back from Korea.

Mission in Cornwall faces 'organisational death spiral' unless giving increases
Truro is facing a £1 million shortfall this year.

Vicky Beeching on coming out: 'God has walked me through this, hand in hand'
Vicky Beeching, the Christian commentator and former worship leader who has come out as gay, says her faith is as strong as ever.

Nice Christians pave the way for extremists, says Dawkins
Richard Dawkins blames 'nice Christians' for facilitating religious extremists.

Vicky Beeching comes out
Religious commentator and former worship leader reveals she is gay in an interview with the Independent.

Let's pray for some miracles! Leader of flashmob prayer event for Gaza, Iraq and Israel
Flashmob prayer event planned in London tomorrow.

Mark Driscoll's books pulled from Lifeway Christian stores
It's been a challenging few days for Mark Driscoll, pastor of Mars Hill in Seattle.

The response to Mark Driscoll's exit from Acts29
As Acts29 and LifeWay bookshop distance themselves from the controversial megachurch pastor, what has everyone been saying?

Acts 29 church planting network terminates membership of Mark Driscoll and Mars Hill
Mark Driscoll and Mars Hill have had their membership terminated in a church planting network he co-founded.

Bishop of Gloucester questioned by police over assault allegations
Rt Rev Michael Perham 'stepped back from ministry' as Bishop of Gloucester last week.

Better apart? Why all age services might not be helping anyone
Mark Woods thinks the unthinkable about children in worship

Silent remembrance commemorates outbreak of World War I
It is a century ago to the day since the outbreak of World War I, a war that would go on to claim the lives of 16 million people.

Former 'ex-gay' leaders publish open letter saying conversion therapy is damaging
Former leaders of 'ex-gay' ministries say conversion therapy causes 'terrible' emotional and spiritual damage.

Christianity without Christ? You might as well go to the pub, says church leader
It's no secret that the Church of Scotland and Free Church of Scotland don't see eye to eye on how the Christian faith is to be interpreted.