Daniel Blake

Pilgrim Homes wins case over 'homophobia' accusations

Pilgrim Homes has won its legal battle with Brighton and Hove Council following accusations of “institutionalised homophobia”.

Woman struck off list of foster carers after Muslim girl converts

A Christian woman has been struck off a list of foster carers by her local council because she did not stop a teenage Muslim girl from being baptised.

Nazir-Ali tells hospitals to remember Christian roots

The Bishop of Rochester, the Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, has said that Christians must take back their place in the public square and that places such as hospitals need to rediscover their Christian roots.

Methodists voice 'deep concern' over BBC Religion changes

The Methodist Church has written to the BBC Director General, Mark Thompson, to express its “deep concern” over changes made to the BBC’s Religion and Ethics department.

Christian student beaten by mob in Bangladesh

A 20-year-old student in Bangladesh was beaten by a mob of 50 Muslims after distributing Christian literature near a large Muslim event.

Blair meets Obama at National Prayer Breakfast

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has become the first top politician from the UK to meet the newly sworn-in US President, Barack Obama.

New suspect in Turkey Bible house murders

A new suspect has been named in the killings of three Christians in Malatya, Turkey in 2007. Seven men are already on trial for the murders of German missionary Tilmann Geske and Turkish converts Necati Aydin and Ugur Yuksel.

European Court rules against Portugal in abortion boat case

A ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has said that the Portuguese government violated the law when it prevented a Dutch abortion boat from landing in its territory in 2004.

Aid group expelled from Sudan over Bibles

An American aid group has been expelled from the Darfur region of Sudan after officials discovered 3,400 Arabic language Bibles in its office.

Obama sworn in as 44th US President

History was made on Tuesday when Barack Obama was inaugurated as America’s first ever black president.

Millions await historic Obama inauguration

Barack Obama will be inaugurated as the first-ever black US president on Tuesday in a historic ceremony in Washington DC.

Faith will play big role in Obama's presidency, author predicts

Political author and biographer Stephen Mansfield says he believes the US President-elect's policies will be underpinned by his Christian faith.

Obama elected next US President

Barack Obama has been elected as the first black president of the United Stated of America according to projected results, in a historic triumph that has seemingly overcome age-old racial barriers.

Iraqi Christians begin to return to Mosul

Christians have begun to return home to the Iraqi city of Mosul as attacks against them over recent days have calmed.

Jesuit priests found murdered in Moscow

Two Jesuit priests have been found murdered in Moscow. The bodies of Jesuit Fathers Otto Messmer, 47, and Victor Betancourt, 42, who worked at Moscow's Church of St Louis de France, were found in an apartment late on Tuesday.

Australian parliament considers changing Lord's Prayer

The speaker of Australia's parliament has called for a debate on the possibility of changing the practice of reciting the Lord's Prayer at the beginning of parliamentary business.