Mark Woods

Archbishops call nation to prayer as Pentecost nears
The movement is in response to a call from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York.

Pope's Swiss Guard swear to defend him to the death
New recruits to the Pope's bodyguard have sworn loyalty to him in their annual May 6 ceremony.

Why no country should call itself a 'Christian nation'
Liberia's Constitutional Review Committee recommended the country should become a Christian state.

Steve Chalke and gay marriage: How inclusive can evangelicals be?
Steve Chalke's Oasis Church has launched an 'Inclusivity Charter' for LGBT people.

Controversial 'Get Them Married' teen retreat cancelled after outcry
The 'Get Them Married' retreat was scheduled to be held in Wichita, Kansas on premises owned by the Salvation Army.

Why these US Christian colleges want exemption from transgender anti-discrimination rules
The US Department of Education has listed all the institutions and has made the requests public because of the "exceptional public demand for more information on this topic".

Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton: Why evangelicals are facing a painful dilemma
In Ted Cruz evangelicals saw someone who was morally upright and who ticked all the right boxes on the moral issues they held dear.

Homeless Jesus sculptor: Don't edit Jesus out of London's landscape
The statue, a version of which has just been installed in the Vatican, depicts a life-sized figure sleeping on a park bench.

Nigeria: How the Church can stop Boko Haram
The Boko Haram insurgency has roots in northern Nigeria that go deep into the country's history.

The Ascension: Three things it tells us about Jesus
Today is Ascension Day, when the Church commemorates the ascension of Jesus into heaven.

Why Ted Cruz failed to win over American evangelicals
As the dust settles over his campaign, Cruz' advisers are asking themselves what went wrong.

Why I'm not a Bible-believing Christian
'Bible-believing Christian' has become not a harmless marker of a generous evangelicalism, but a slogan that increasingly defines hard-edged, ultra-conservative positions.

Christian ministry to 'feed 5,000' atheists at Washington Reason Rally
Next month's 'Reason Rally' in Washington is expected to attract around 20,000 atheists, including actor Johnny Depp and other big-name speakers like Bill Nye and Lawrence Krauss.

Jamaica: Widow of slain Christian missionary speaks of 'huge loss'
The bodies of Harold Nichols and Randy Hentzel were found bearing marks of violence in the Albion Mountain region.

Kidnapped priest Fr Tom Uzhunnalil is still alive and could be freed 'imminently', says bishop
Uzhunnalil, from Bangalore in India, was kidnapped by ISIS gunmen who murdered 16 people at a nursing home in Aden on March 4.

The forgotten persecuted: 7 countries that abuse religious freedom
A new report refers to new and longstanding prisoners of conscience, the rise in numbers of refugees and continued acts of bigotry against Jews and Muslims in Europe.