James Macintyre
Prince Charles' accession 'could spark debate over disestablishment' say secularists
Prince Charles's accession to the throne will provide a 'particularly opportune moment' to make the case for disestablishment of the Church of England, according to a report published today by the National Secular Society.
Toxic Trump doesn't do true alliances, as Jews and one day evangelicals will find out
If you want a friend in Washington, said Harry S Truman, get a dog, and it's hard to imagine a time when this is truer than now, as an increasingly wild, flailing Donald Trump seeks to create chaos, smoke and mirrors to distract from the growing threats engulfing his presidency.
'Ecstatic' evangelicals line up to praise Trump over controversial Jerusalem move
While Arabs across the Middle East protested and the rest of the world looked on with concern, 'ecstatic' American evangelical Christian leaders were not only heaping praise on Donald Trump for recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel last night, but also claiming, with apparent justification, considerable credit for the controversial move.
Trump risks inflaming Middle East as he recognises Jerusalem as Israel's capital
Donald Trump risked inflaming the Middle East tonight as he announced that the US was recognising the divided city of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, and that the US would move its embassy from Tel Aviv to the Holy City.
Jerusalem church leaders warn Trump of 'irreparable harm' if he changes Holy City's status
Patriarchs and heads of local churches in Jerusalem have written a special letter to Donald Trump pleading with him not to change the 'international' status of the city hours ahead of the President's planned statement recognising it as Israel's capital.
Pope Francis: 'I cannot keep silent my deep concern' over Jerusalem as Trump move stirs unease
Pope Francis made a passionate appeal for the retention of Jerusalem's status quo as a carefully divided and shared city ahead of Donald Trump's announcement that the US will recognise it as the capital of Israel and move its embassy there.
Middle East peace fears as Trump set to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, move embassy
Donald Trump will announce later today that the US recognises Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and will move its embassy there, breaking with decades of US and international policy and potentially stirring unrest.
Islamist plot to kill PM Theresa May in Downing Street foiled
An Islamist suicide plot to kill Prime Minister Theresa May with a bomb in Downing Street has reportedly been foiled, according to Sky News which cited unidentified sources.
Trump WILL move US embassy to Jerusalem, Palestinian President says
Donald Trump has informed the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that he intends to make the highly controversial move of switching the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Abbas's spokesman said.
'Shoulder to shoulder': Cardinal and three leading imams open prayer room, launch Muslim certificate
In a powerful sign of interfaith cooperation, Cardinal Vincent Nichols and three leading Muslim clerics today joined together to launch a new Muslim certificate in religious studies and open a new prayer room at St Mary's University, Twickenham.
Will Trump recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel?
Donald Trump was under competing international pressures today over whether unilaterally to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and whether to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to the divided city.
Queen to attend 150th anniversary of Scripture Union church service
The Queen will attend a special church service tomorrow in honour of the Scripture Union (SU), to mark the Christian charity's 150th anniversary.
Exclusive: Jews barred from Commons meeting where senior Palestinian attacked UK for 'sympathy' over Holocaust
A group of British Jews were barred from what they claim was a 'racist' meeting inside Parliament last week at which a top Palestinian attacked the UK for 'still sympathising with the Jews as being the victims of the Holocaust'.
Church of England 'deeply concerned' by new figures showing thousands plunged into poverty
The Church of England has said it is 'deeply concerned' by stark new analysis showing that thousands of children and older people have been plunged into poverty in the past four years, and warned that 'worse is to come'.
Months after deadly Palm Sunday attack, Egypt's St George's church re-opens
The Mar Girgis (St George) Church in Tanta, Egypt was inaugurated at the weekend after renovations were completed, months after the church was blown up during a Palm Sunday prayer service amid a wave of terrorist attacks.
In time for Christmas, 700 World Vision teddy bears arrive for refugee children in Uganda
A motley crew of 700 British teddy bears have brought a touch of Christmas joy to refugee children in northern Uganda, where thousands of children continue to cross the border from war-torn South Sudan.