James Macintyre
Fall in Americans who feel churches make a difference to social problems
Four in ten Americans no longer believe that churches and other houses of worship make a difference when it comes to tackling social concerns, according to Pew Research Center findings
Kenya: Four police officers charged with murder of Christian lawyer
Willie Kimani, Josephat Mwenda and their driver Joseph Muiruri disappeared last month in Nairobi after Kimani filed a case on behalf of Mwenda against a police officer who allegedly shot him
Catholic priest finds empty warehouses and donations drying up at Calais camp
A Catholic priest has reported finding one of two warehouses belonging to the charity Care 4 Calais empty and the other barely two thirds full after visiting the migrant encampment known as "the jungle"
Rowan Williams warns of growing violence in South Sudan
Dr Williams said he was praying for peace in the country, where 300 lives have been lost and thousands displaced from their homes in the capital, Juba.
Nigeria: 200 Muslims storm and destroy Catholic church
A group of several hundred Muslim youths have stormed and destroyed a Catholic church in Nigeria, days after a female pastor was hacked to death and a week after the similarly brutal killing of another, male evangelical pastor
Johnson amendment: Trump's 'greatest contribution to Christianity'?
Donald Trump has said that if elected president he will abolish the "Johnson amendment" which prevents churches and other religious bodies from campaigning politically
Germany: Steep decline in Catholic church attendance
Almost 200,000 Catholics left the Church in Germany last year, according to figures which show an ongoing, steady decline in church attendance in that country
Egypt: 15 arrested over arson attack on Christian homes
The incident is the latest in a string of attacks against Christians, especially in the Minya region, home to a relatively high proportion of Coptic Christians
Catholic priest charged with stealing $500,000 meant for refugees
Amer Saka of St Joseph Chaldean Church in London, Onterio, is said to have obtained the funds from more than twenty people who believed they were giving to a sponsorship programme to bring refugee families to Canada
Newt Gingrich says people of 'Muslim background' who believe in Sharia law should be deported
A row over the place of Muslims in society and Sharia law has erupted in the US after last night's apparent terror attack in Nice which left over 80 people dead
France: Shocked local churches prepare to heal Nice after terror attack
Representatives in churches across Nice have expressed their shock and outrage at last night's apparent terrorist attack on the city, when a man drove a heavy truck into Bastille Day fireworks celebrations, killing at least 80
Report calls for isolated prison units to tackle proselytising Islamists
A small number of Islamist inmates in England and Wales are proselytising some of the country's 12,500 Muslim prisoners and should be isolated within top-security prisons, according to an official review
Lahore: man had arms chopped off 'after refusing to convert to Islam'
There are mixed reports as to how Aqeel Masih lost his arms
US election: Clinton leads Trump among Catholics
The Democrat has a huge majority of support among Latino Catholics, but the Republican enjoys a small majority among white Catholics.
Sam Allardyce, possible next England manager, 'owes his career to a priest'
Allardyce, known as 'Big Sam', was offered the player manager job by a priest who was also chairman at Limerick FC.
Victim of Peter Ball sex abuse calls on police to investigate Lord Carey over alleged 'cover up'
A victim of sexual abuse in 1980s by the former Bishop of Lewes Peter Ball has raised the prospect of police investigating the former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey after new documents suggested that Lambeth Palace knew about abuse allegations