James Macintyre

How can Christians find truth, justice and love in our broken world?
How can Christians find truth, justice and love in our broken world?

A new resource has been launched for UK Christians to spread a message of love, freedom, justice and truth in a country that has been racked with insecurity and division following everything from the Brexit referendum to the Grenfell Tower fire.

Welby says UK economy is \'broken\' and at \'watershed moment\' as new report exposes inequalities
Welby says UK economy is 'broken' and at 'watershed moment' as new report exposes inequalities

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has said that Britain's economic model is 'broken' and called for fundamental changes as a new report shows that UK growth is funding business profits as workers' wages stagnate.

Jerusalem church leaders unite against alleged breach of land status quo that goes back centuries
Jerusalem church leaders unite against alleged breach of land status quo that goes back centuries

A simmering row over church land in Jerusalem has reached a head after church leaders in the Holy City yesterdayhit out at Israel for an alleged breach of a status quo that has been agreed for centuries.

Investigations launched as huge fire rips through disused Dundee church
Investigations launched as huge fire rips through disused Dundee church

Investigations are being launched into the cause of a large fire that gutted a disused church in Dundee last night. More than 30 firefighters tackled the blaze at Lochee Old Parish Church, a listed building that dates from 1830, on Monday evening.

\'Make trouble\' by spreading love for Jesus: Why this Columbian nun will rap for Pope Francis
'Make trouble' by spreading love for Jesus: Why this Columbian nun will rap for Pope Francis

A Colombian nun will rap for Pope Francis when he visits her country this week. Sister Maria Valentina de los Angeles is one of a group who will sing the official song for the Argentine pope's visit as he greets the crowds.

Kidnapped Catholic priest in Nigeria is found killed
Kidnapped Catholic priest in Nigeria is found killed

A Catholic priest in Nigeria, who was kidnapped on Friday morning, has been found murdered.

How this young Palestinian is working with a Christian charity to lead non-violent resistance by replanting olive trees
How this young Palestinian is working with a Christian charity to lead non-violent resistance by replanting olive trees

Muhanad Al Qaisy's story is characteristically Palestinian, in that through a set of contradictions it points to the painfully obvious potential of those in the occupied territory.

A new dawn: Catholics and Protestants have a shocking amount in common, new Pew research finds
A new dawn: Catholics and Protestants have a shocking amount in common, new Pew research finds

Protestants and Catholics across the West now agree on so much – including the route to salvation being both faith and works – that Christians of past centuries would be shocked, according to a new Pew survey marking the Reformation's 500th anniversary.

Catholic Church launches major funeral guide as poll shows half UK adults think funeral directors deserve counselling
Catholic Church launches major funeral guide as poll shows half UK adults think funeral directors deserve counselling

The Catholic Church in England and Wales today publishes a major new online guide to Catholic funerals and cremations on its Art of Dying Well website which was launched to wide acclaim last year.

Christians in India fear attacks after rape conviction for \'wild beast\' Guru Grummet Ram Rahim Singh
Christians in India fear attacks after rape conviction for 'wild beast' Guru Grummet Ram Rahim Singh

Christians in the northern Indian district of Haryana and the Punjab are living in fear of attack from followers of the infamous Guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who was convicted of rape on Friday.

Sudan church leader among those re-arrested amid government pressure for property
Sudan church leader among those re-arrested amid government pressure for property

A Sudan church leader who spent Christmas 2015 in prison on charges of 'spying' before being freed after 19 days due to lack of evidence, was re-arrested last week, along with five other church leaders, according to World Watch Monitor (WWM).

After 95 days of fighting with Christians caught in the crossfire, Philippines troops retake Cathedral in Marawi
After 95 days of fighting with Christians caught in the crossfire, Philippines troops retake Cathedral in Marawi

Government forces in the Philippines have finally cleared and retaken a Catholic church in the centre of the predominantly Muslim city of Marawi after 95 days of fighting there, according to The Philippine Star.

Chinese Catholics succeed in prayerful protest against demolition of their church - for now
Chinese Catholics succeed in prayerful protest against demolition of their church - for now

Dozens of Chinese Catholics yesterday tried to stop the demolition of their church in Wangcun, near Changzhi, in the south-eastern Shanxi province of the country, according to Asia News.

Parents\' dismay as Californian Catholic school removes religious statues on grounds they could \'alienate\' people
Parents' dismay as Californian Catholic school removes religious statues on grounds they could 'alienate' people

Parents of pupils at a Catholic school in California have expressed dismay after the institution removed several religious statues because of concerns that they would 'alienate' prospective students and their parents.

Two Jesuit schools in Australia cautiously back same-sex marriage, citing teachings of Pope Francis
Two Jesuit schools in Australia cautiously back same-sex marriage, citing teachings of Pope Francis

Two elite private Jesuit schools in Australia appear cautiously to have endorsed same-sex marriage, citing the teaching of Pope Francis, ahead of a referendum on the issue in that country.

New female Anglican Archbishop of Perth says she favours \'inclusive\' approach on same-sex marriage
New female Anglican Archbishop of Perth says she favours 'inclusive' approach on same-sex marriage

The Australian newly elected first female Anglican Archbishop, Kay Goldsworthy, has strongly hinted that she personally backs same-sex marriage, saying she has an 'inclusive' approach to the issue but respects the wider position of the church.