James Macintyre
Number of 'punchbag' clergy joining Unite trade union on the rise
The Unite trade union has seen a surge in religious ministers joining its faith workers division in the past year, amid claims of increased stress among clergy.
A new dawn? 21 Egyptian churches given long-delayed approval to rebuild
Twenty-one churches in Egypt's southern rural Minya governorate can rebuild and even expand their churches after receiving approval from the Minya governor, according to World Watch Monitor (WWM).
Carl Lentz blasts the 'sin' of racism and takes swipe at relaxed US gun laws
The popular Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz has said that it is in his heart at present to 'call out the sin that is racism' along with 'police brutality' and spoken out against the liberal gun laws in the US.
Pope arrives in Bangladesh as Catholic priest and others join the country's 'disappeared'
The arrival of Francis comes as it was reported that the police yesterday revealed that a Catholic priest who was organising for a group of hundreds of Catholics to meet the Pope in Dhaka has disappeared in the country where Islamist attacks against religious minorities are on the rise.
May, Welby slam Trump for 'Britain First' retweets
The Archbishop of Canterbury has pleaded with Donald Trump to remove his three retweets of anti-Muslim posts by the deputy leader of the far-right group Britain First, pointing out that 'God calls us as Christians to love our neighbour'.
Sutherland Springs church massacre parents file claim against Air Force over shooter's criminal record
Parents related to nine victims killed in the Sutherland Springs church shooting on November 5 filed a legal claim yesterday against the US Air Force, accusing it of negligence over failure to report the criminal record of the gunman Devin Kelley.
Outrage as Donald Trump retweets 3 anti-Muslim posts from British far-right leader
Donald Trump has retweeted three videos showing Muslims in a bad light posted by the deputy leader of the far-right group Britain First, Jayda Fransen, who has been convicted of religiously aggravated harassment.
Are UK churches conducting lots of same-sex marriages? The evidence says no
It has emerged, from research conducted by the Universities of York and Leeds, that the majority of places of worship that permit same-sex marriage carry out small numbers of ceremonies, with just over half having actually married a couple.
Jewish outrage at Russian Orthodox Church's 'ritual murder' suggestion over last Tsar's death
Jewish groups have protested after it emerged that Russian authorities will investigate an anti-semitic theory that the killing in 1918 of Tsar Nicholas II was a 'ritual murder' following comments by a bishop close to the president, Vladimir Putin.
'Anoint every hurt and painful memory': Pope Francis leads mass in troubled Myanmar
Pope Francis today called on the people of Myanmar to embrace peace and reconciliation as their country emerges from nearly five decades of military rule and is still riven by ethnic conflicts.
Archaeologists find Roman origins of Jesus' tomb in Jerusalem
The remains of a limestone cave enshrined within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City have proved to be remnants of the tomb located by the ancient Romans, according to the results of scientific tests provided to National Geographic.
Could the Orthodox Churches of Bulgaria and Macedonia be uniting despite difficult history?
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church has taken a step towards eventual recognition of Macedonia's Orthodox Church, in a possible rapprochement that mirrors the warming of relations between the governments of the two Balkan neighbours.
Iranian Christian convert loses appeal against 10-year prison sentence for 'missionary activities'
An Iranian convert to Christianity has had his 10-year prison sentence for 'missionary activities' upheld after losing his appeal, World Watch Monitor has reported.
Pope Francis walks tightrope in Myanmar as UK MP returns from 'heartbreaking' visit to Rohingya in Bangladesh
Pope Francis avoided using the term 'Rohingya' during and after talks with Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi today, on the second day of a visit fraught with tension over the issue of 'ethnic cleansing' against the Muslim minority group.
Plight of Christians in Pakistan highlighted in wake of blasphemy crisis
Anti-blasphemy protests in Pakistan have highlighted the fragile position of the country's religious minorities, including Christians, World Watch Monitor (WWM) has said.
Analysis: As Farron and Brown speak out, can you be a liberal and Christian politician?
To assume that a Christian politician can't be a liberal (with a lower or upper case 'L') is not to misunderstand Christianity, but instead surely to misunderstand the nature of liberalism itself.