Ruth Gledhill

Terror will never drive us apart, pledge Archbishops, Imams and Chief Rabbi
Terror will never drive us apart, pledge Archbishops, Imams and Chief Rabbi

Faith leaders including the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby have signed a letter to The Times insisting that terror will never succeed in driving them apart.

Christian convert in prison in Iran is seriously ill and in urgent need of medical care
Christian convert in prison in Iran is seriously ill and in urgent need of medical care

The health of Maryam Naghash Zargaran, the Christian convert in prison in Iran, deteriorated badly last week and she has lost a lot of weight.

Christians are to the fore in efforts to find homes in the UK for thousands of Syrian refugees

Thousands of Syrians fleeing Islamic State, the Assad regime and other threats have come to Britain where Christians have played a central role in helping them stay and start a new life.

A family in the United States is battling for the right to name their daughter \'Allah\'
A family in the United States is battling for the right to name their daughter 'Allah'

Elizabeth Handy and Bilal Walk, who live in Georgia, have been denied a birth certificate for their daughter, now aged 22 month, because of the last name the couple have chosen for her – Allah

Protest planned for 12-year-old Christian girl found murdered, possibly raped
Protest planned for 12-year-old Christian girl found murdered, possibly raped

'By coming together behind the cause of Tania Mariyam we speak out for an innocent Christian girl, killed before she could reach her prime. A girl who was murdered for her beauty and her vulnerability as a Christian.'

Displaced Christians in Iraq just months from running out of aid
Displaced Christians in Iraq just months from running out of aid

Christians in Iraq are faced with running out of the supplies that are keeping them alive, the aid co-ordinator for the Catholic archdiocese of Erbil told World Watch Monitor.

Archbishop of Canterbury: \'Christ\'s love and self-sacrifice will triumph over evil and despair\'
Archbishop of Canterbury: 'Christ's love and self-sacrifice will triumph over evil and despair'

The Archbishop of Canterbury spoke today of Christ's victory over evil on the Cross in relation to the London terror attack. He called for a memorial for those who were murdered, in particular PC Keith Palmer.

#PrayForLondon is the latest #PrayFor hashtag to trend. Sadly, there have been many others
#PrayForLondon is the latest #PrayFor hashtag to trend. Sadly, there have been many others

The #PrayFor hashtag has become a universal, compassionate response to terror events around the world. It reaches beyond any individual faith, even to atheists, in empowering individuals at times when fear and feelings of powerlessness can become almost overwhelming.

Hillsong has a \'no tolerance\' policy on paedophiles, Brian Houston tells Royal Commission
Hillsong has a 'no tolerance' policy on paedophiles, Brian Houston tells Royal Commission

Houston's own father Frank, a Pentecostal Assenblies of God pastor, who died in 2004, confessed in 1999 and 2000 to sexually abusing boys in New Zealand three decades earlier.

\'God\'s not through with you\' – Rex Tillerson took the job as Secretary of State because his wife told him to
'God's not through with you' – Rex Tillerson took the job as Secretary of State because his wife told him to

Donald Trump's inexperienced Secretary of State took the job because his wife told him that God had not finished with him yet.

President Donald Trump to deliver Liberty University graduation Commencement Address
President Donald Trump to deliver Liberty University graduation Commencement Address

President Donald Trump is to deliver the important 'commencement address' at Liberty, the Southern Baptist Christian university in Virginia.

Do social media and TV show us the world as it really is? Not according to Pope Francis
Do social media and TV show us the world as it really is? Not according to Pope Francis

Young people must not allow themselves to be led astray by a 'false image' of reality presented on social media and TV, the Pope has said in his latest message to young people to mark World Youth Day.

No charges to be brought in vicarage baby death case
No charges to be brought in vicarage baby death case

There was a criminal investigation after an inquest into the death of Jonathan Percival was halted after a doctor told the hearing he could have survived if an attempt to resuscitate him had been made.

Christian pastor who found one of world\'s biggest diamonds to launch own mining venture
Christian pastor who found one of world's biggest diamonds to launch own mining venture

The Christian pastor who found one of the largest diamonds ever discovered has handed it over to the government to support his country's development. He will still receive enough cash from the sale to invest in his own mining business

Catholic priest stabbed at the altar in \'hate crime\'
Catholic priest stabbed at the altar in 'hate crime'

A man aged 72 has been charged with stabbing a Catholic priest just minutes before mass began on Sunday.

Christian churches pledge funds to help Jewish community centre after wave of bomb threats
Christian churches pledge funds to help Jewish community centre after wave of bomb threats

Evangelical Christian ministries in Alabama in the United States have pledged to raise $100,000 to pay for security at a Jewish community centre.