Ruth Gledhill

Archbishop of Canterbury: 'Have we lost our national nerve?'

A 'disconnection' in society between values and practices is undermining the future of our society, the Archbishop of Canterbury warned in the second of his Holy Week lectures at Canterbury Cathedral last night.

Serial child abuser priest Gerald Ridsdale pleads guilty to 20 more charges against 11 children

The Australian paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale, already convicted of abusing 53 children, has pleaded guilty to 20 further charges againt another 11 children.

Children are being raped, drugged and used as suicide bombers by Boko Haram

Since January 2014, 117 children â more than 80 per cent of them girls â have been used in 'suicide' attacks in Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon. As of March this year, 27 children have been used in this way in northeast Nigeria alone.

Christians in Hungary call on Church leaders to speak up for refugees

Leading members of Catholic and Protestant churches in Hungary are backing an online petition calling for church leaders to follow the example of Jesus Christ and serve the Gospel rather than the State in the way they respond to the refugee crisis.

Marvel X-Men cartoonist facing 'disciplinary action' for anti-Jewish and anti-Christian messages in drawings

Marvel Comics are taking 'disciplinary action' against one of their 'pencillers' after outrage on social media about anti-Jewish and anti-Christian coded messages inserted into X-Men Gold #1.

1 million Christian pilgrims prepare to descend on Rome to mark the Passion and Resurrection of Christ

As Christians descend in their thousands on Rome for the ceremonies of Holy Week and Easter, Pope Francis is preparing to visit a jail located 30 miles away to take part in the Maundy Thursday foot-washing ritual.

Cathedrals in England to be given management overhaul after growing cash crisis problems

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York are to examine how England's 42 Anglican cathedrals are run after a 'cash flow crisis' at the historic Peterborough cathedral.

Singapore Pastor Kong Hee says he is 'deeply sorry' for church funds misuse scandal

Kong Hee, the founder of City Harvest Church in Singapore, has told his congregation that he is 'deeply sorry' for the pain they had to go through after he and others from the church were sentenced to jail for misuse of funds.

Archbishop of Canterbury on Facebook Live with Christian Today - Palm Sunday

Do you find it hard to share your faith? How should we pray for other people - how do we actually evangelise? These are some of the questions facing Christians today that we'll be talking to the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby about live on Facebook this Sunday.

Church leaders urge prayer for victims and relatives of new terror attack in Sweden

At least three people were murdered in Sweden today in yet another terror attack in which a vehicle was used to mow down pedestrians.

Walk - and pray - in the footsteps of Archbishop Cranmer and Cardinal Pole in the private gardens at Lambeth Palace

A rare chance to explore the 12th-century private garden which has graced the home of Archbishops of Canterbury since the middle ages is now on offer to Londoners and visitors to the capital.

Concern grows as guaranteed Lottery funding for repairs to Christian and other places of worship is axed

Churches and other bodies are concerned because the new arrangements mean that for the first time since 1977 there will be no dedicated or 'ring-fenced' Government or Government heritage body funding for churches.

'God of peace, help us fulfil the dream of unification' - the powerful Easter prayer of Christians of North and South Korea

Christians worldwide are being urged to pray the joint Easter prayer for North and South Korea, prepared by Christians in both countries.