Mark Woods

Does the Pope really think Donald Trump isn\'t a Christian?
Does the Pope really think Donald Trump isn't a Christian?

The Pope told reporters on the plane back to Rome after his Mexican trip that Trump was "not Christian" for wanting to build a wall between Mexico and the US.

Pride and the pastor: How to cope with compliments and avoid spiritual attack
Pride and the pastor: How to cope with compliments and avoid spiritual attack

There's one thing your lecturers never tell you at theological college.

The 13.8 billion year Bible: Scientists create eternal data storage
The 13.8 billion year Bible: Scientists create eternal data storage

Scientists at Southampton University have recorded a Bible on a revolutionary new storage device capable of surviving for billions of years.

Pakistani Christian couple claim they were tortured into confessing blasphemy
Pakistani Christian couple claim they were tortured into confessing blasphemy

A disabled Pakistani Christian was forced into a confession of blasphemy because he could not bear to watch his wife being tortured, he says.

Pilgrim\'s Progress: 10 classic quotes to feed your soul
Pilgrim's Progress: 10 classic quotes to feed your soul

The first part of The Pilgrim's Progress was published on this day in 1678.

Sex, homosexuality and celibacy: Why society can\'t cope with Christians being Christian
Sex, homosexuality and celibacy: Why society can't cope with Christians being Christian

Attacks on the decision by the Charity Commission this week to grant charitable status to the Christian group Living Out are quite revealing.

Why don\'t yesterday\'s sermons still speak today?
Why don't yesterday's sermons still speak today?

What's interesting is how our sense of what makes a great sermon has changed over the centuries.

Uganda\'s martyr: Why we should remember Janani Luwum
Uganda's martyr: Why we should remember Janani Luwum

Archbishop Janani Luwum was the head of the Anglican Church in Uganda under the gangster rule of Idi Amin.

9 Christian leaders arrested in Australia after protesting deportation of asylum seekers
9 Christian leaders arrested in Australia after protesting deportation of asylum seekers

Australian Christian leaders have been arrested after holding a prayer vigil at the office of the Minister for Justice.

René Laennec: Google Doodle honours Christian medical pioneer
René Laennec: Google Doodle honours Christian medical pioneer

Google's masthead today shows two figures on either side of a pair of lungs.

Vatican: Yes, Catholic bishops do have to report child abuse
Vatican: Yes, Catholic bishops do have to report child abuse

It was widely reported last week that new bishops undertaking a Vatican course were told that they were not obliged to report abuse when it was discovered.

Feeling overwhelmed? 10 Bible verses about rest
Feeling overwhelmed? 10 Bible verses about rest

The day seems too full and we feel we need to take a break, but we feel guilty.

Is the Vicar of Dibley set to come back as a bishop?
Is the Vicar of Dibley set to come back as a bishop?

Could the Vicar of Dibley be about to return to the nation's TV screens as a bishop?

Attacks on churches are increasing, says French interior minister
Attacks on churches are increasing, says French interior minister

Religion is under attack in France, according to Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve.

University of Westminster \'invades privacy\' by putting CCTV cameras in prayer rooms
University of Westminster 'invades privacy' by putting CCTV cameras in prayer rooms

The University of Westminster has been accused of invading students' privacy after it installed CCTV cameras in campus prayer rooms.

Evangelicals can pick the next US president, says Southern Baptist leader
Evangelicals can pick the next US president, says Southern Baptist leader

Evangelicals can pick the next US president, according to the president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Ronnie Floyd.