Mark Woods

China: pastor on trial after protesting removal of church crosses
Huang Yizi could face seven years in jail if he is convicted.

Iraqi Church leader: terrorism is a 'factory of death'
Chaldean Patriarch Louis Sako has condemned both terrorists and arms manufacturers.

Richard III reburial: A murderer is still a murderer, royal or not
Murderers are still murderers, royal or not, writes Mark Woods.
Theresa May receives ISIS death threats after anti-extremism speech
The Home Secretary's speech on radicalisation has led to a call for her assassination.

Singapore churches pay tribute to country's founding father Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore's first prime minister has died aged 91.

'Fault In Our Stars' author says working in a children's hospital challenged his faith
"Fancy theological ideas" were inadequate when faced with dying children, says John Green.

Pakistan: Christian leaders ask for forgiveness after protest lynchings
Violence erupted after the Taliban bombed two churches in Lahore last week.

Pope Francis takes on Mafia in Naples speech, urges repentance
Francis attacks corruption and organised crime in a speech in the city's Plebiscito Square.

John Lennox on lions and fiery furnaces: How the book of Daniel speaks today
A new book by the apologist and Oxford professor draws lessons from the life of the prophet.

David Cameron will face his rivals in TV election debate
After months of wrangling, a debate format has been agreed.

Franklin Graham branded 'crude, insensitive and paternalistic' for Facebook comments on police shootings
An open letter from evangelical leaders urges Graham to rethink.

Obama calls for release of jailed Pastor Saeed Abedini
The US president used the Iranian Nowruz holiday to appeal for him and other US citizens to be freed.

In review: the six biggest stories of the week
The highs, lows and in betweens of the week on Christian Today.

Christian Today's election guide for the perplexed: The Economy
Mark Woods looks at what you need to know before May 7.

Phew, the world's still here: what the eclipse really tells us
Eclipses aren't awful harbingers of doom, but perhaps they should still fill us with awe at God's creation, writes Mark Woods.

America losing faith: 7.5 million fewer believers since 2012
A survey reveals a sharp rise in the number who say they have no religion.