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Being at peace in an anxious world
Being at peace in an anxious world

Worry can span all areas of life, from relationships, finances to even our own spiritual state before God.

Islamophobia is not behind stronger support for Christian refugees among Americans - study
Islamophobia is not behind stronger support for Christian refugees among Americans - study

Participants in the study who thought that most of the refugees were Muslim were no less likely to say they would donate than participants who believed the refugees included Christians and people following other faith traditions.

'We do have a political bias issue here:' social media giants grilled by US senators
'We do have a political bias issue here:' social media giants grilled by US senators

Republican senators have accused Google, Facebook and Twitter of discriminating against conservative points of view.

A lesson from Luke 12: How I became the rich fool
A lesson from Luke 12: How I became the rich fool

That rich fool was a fool is because he thought he had the power to control his future

UK urged to press for global abolition of death penalty after dramatic fall in executions worldwide
UK urged to press for global abolition of death penalty after dramatic fall in executions worldwide

As new figures reveal a dramatic fall in the number of executions worldwide, the Catholic Church is urging the UK Government to play a leading role in promoting the global abolition of the death penalty.

What's the point of Lent?
What's the point of Lent?

If we think Lent is just about having less, we're missing the point

Mike Pence's wife says religious liberty should be respected after Pete Buttigieg challenges his marriage views

"What's kind of funny is I don't think the vice president does have a problem with him but I think it's helping Pete to get some notoriety," she said

Joni Eareckson Tada thanks God after being released from hospital
Joni Eareckson Tada thanks God after being released from hospital

She is thanking God for healing her lungs just two weeks after she was hospitalized for severe pain and difficulty breathing.

Christian Easter eggs are coming to Downton Abbey
Christian Easter eggs are coming to Downton Abbey

The Real Easter Egg is coming to Highclere Castle, better known as the home of the Crawley family in the hit TV show Downton Abbey.

Quakers join in criticism of Westminster Abbey over nuclear weapons ceremony
Quakers join in criticism of Westminster Abbey over nuclear weapons ceremony

The Quakers have become the latest critics of a service taking place at Westminster Abbey next month to commemorate 50 years of nuclear deterrents in British waters.

Schools in Brighton and Hove to start giving out gender pronoun stickers to students
Schools in Brighton and Hove to start giving out gender pronoun stickers to students

School pupils in Brighton and Hove will soon be receiving gender pronoun stickers to make transgender children feel more supported.

Thousands of young people sign petition demanding stricter laws on prostitution in the Netherlands
Thousands of young people sign petition demanding stricter laws on prostitution in the Netherlands

Some 42,000 young people have signed a petition demanding that it be made illegal to visit a prostitute in the Netherlands.

Parents have no veto right on LGBT lessons, says Damian Hinds
Parents have no veto right on LGBT lessons, says Damian Hinds

Education Secretary Damian Hinds has said that parents who are unhappy about LGBT lessons in schools have no right of veto.

Britain's housing crisis is 'hitting the poorest the hardest', says Archbishop of Canterbury
Britain's housing crisis is 'hitting the poorest the hardest', says Archbishop of Canterbury

Justin Welby said that any way forward on Britain's housing crisis "must involve building communities, not just houses".

'The global economic system is broken,' says Christian Aid
'The global economic system is broken,' says Christian Aid

The head of Christian Aid Amanda Khozi Mukwashi is in Washington DC and New York this week to urge world financial leaders to make the global economic system fairer for all.

How UK asylum system creates perfect conditions for modern slavery and exploitation to thrive
How UK asylum system creates perfect conditions for modern slavery and exploitation to thrive

Asylum seekers in the UK receive £37.75 a week to live on, and most are prohibited from working. But this small amount of money often fails to allow people to meet their basic needs.