Jenna Lyle

International community condemns Aung San Suu Kyi guilty verdict

The UK has joined other countries and the EU in condemning a Burma court’s decision to sentence opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to another 18 months under house arrest.

Archbishop warns against prayer opt-out in schools

The Archbishop of Wales has warned that allowing 16-year-olds to opt out of prayer in assembly could lead to the marginalisation of religion in schools.

Church Army evangelist ‘makes Jesus famous’ on Trafalgar Square plinth

A Church Army evangelist took the opportunity to communicate the Christian message to passersby in London’s Trafalgar Square on Sunday morning.

Churches in Bolivia hope for peace beyond conflict

Churches in Bolivia are struggling to overcome the violence afflicting the country, says an ecumenical team sent by the World Council of Churches.

Church backs calls for more beekeepers

The Church of England has come out in support of the call from a conservation watchdog for more people in London to take up beekeeping.

Welsh women prisoners face neglect in English jails, warns Archbishop

The Archbishop of Wales has warned that Welsh women prisoners face isolation and neglect because they have no choice but to serve out their sentences hundreds of miles away from friends and family in English prisons.

Gays among candidates for Episcopal bishops

Clergy in same sex relationships are among the candidates up for nomination as bishops in the Episcopal Church in the US.

Christians fear limits on freedom under European equality directive

The European Commission’s proposal for an equal treatment directive has left Christians fearing that their freedom will be sidelined.

‘Right-to-die’ law to be clarified after Purdy victory

A landmark ruling yesterday has cleared the way for families to help terminally ill relatives to end their lives without the risk of prosecution.

Arrest of Fiji church leaders prompts call for prayer

The British Methodist Church is asking Christians to pray for the Methodist Church in Fiji following the arrest of seven of its leaders last week.

Bishop: Church must fill ‘vacuum’ in political leadership on migration

The Catholic Church’s migration bishop Patrick Lynch says there is a “vaccum” in political leadership on the question of migrants that the church must fill.

Church is answer to needs of poor communities, says Tearfund

The church is uniquely placed to meet the needs of the world’s poorest communities, according to a report by Christian aid agency Tearfund.

Council removes Christian paediatrician from adoption panel

A paediatrician has been removed as a medical adviser to Northamptonshire County Council after asking to abstain from making recommendations on the placement of children with same-sex couples.

Christians want Thought for the Day to stay religious

Christians have responded with concern to an announcement by the BBC this week that it is considering opening up up Thought for the Day to secularists and humanists.

Church of England General Synod to debate communion with ACNA

The General Synod of the Church of England is to be asked to decide whether it wants to be in communion with the newly founded Anglican Church of North America.

Tearfund: G8 leaders ‘squandered’ opportunity on climate change

G8 leaders meeting in L’Aquila in Italy this week “squandered” the opportunity to agree adequate funds to help poor countries respond to climate change, says Christian aid agency Tearfund.