Ruth Gledhill

Donald Trump visit to UK postponed to next year
Donald Trump visit to UK postponed to next year

The US President was invited by Prime Minister Theresa May to come to Britain in a state visit that was expected to take place this summer but will now take place next year.

Inspired by her faith in Jesus, broadcaster Pam Rhodes steps up to help people with leprosy
Inspired by her faith in Jesus, broadcaster Pam Rhodes steps up to help people with leprosy

Rhodes, known for fronting the BBC's Songs of Praise, has been appointed vice president of The Leprosy Mission England and Wales.

Christian Aid helps thousands hit by monsoon catastrophe in India\'s Assam State
Christian Aid helps thousands hit by monsoon catastrophe in India's Assam State

Hundreds of thousands have been left homeless and at least 18 people have died in a monsoon catastrophe hitting Assam State in India this year.

Does this vote by the Church of England mean the end for the Bishop\'s Mitre?
Does this vote by the Church of England mean the end for the Bishop's Mitre?

The Church of England today embraced informal attire for all its clergy, known as 'dress down Sundays', and at the same time there are growing calls for an end to the episcopal mitre.

Teen survives attack by bear at Christian camp
Teen survives attack by bear at Christian camp

The youth, named as Dylan and believed to be around 18 years old, was dragged from the Christian camp by the black bear and bitten twice in the head at Glacier View Ranch, near Boulder.

President Donald Trump has given \'hope\' to desperate parents of baby Charlie Gard
President Donald Trump has given 'hope' to desperate parents of baby Charlie Gard

The offer of US President Donald Trump to intervene to help the sick baby Charlie Gard has given the parents hope, they said today.

Looking for a \'faith lift\'? Join 20,000 Christians and friends at J.John\'s Just One
Looking for a 'faith lift'? Join 20,000 Christians and friends at J.John's Just One

20,000 people from across the UK will fill the Emirates Stadium in London on Saturday July 8 to hear international evangelist J.John preach the gospel.

ISIS poster girl Sally Jones is \'desperate\' to return to Britain
ISIS poster girl Sally Jones is 'desperate' to return to Britain

Sally Jones, the British-born recruiter for Islamic State who boasted of her desire to behead Christians with a blunt knife, is desperate to return home to Britain, a friend of hers who managed to escape has told Sky News.

First news of kidnapped Colombian nun appears in video released by Islamist captors
First news of kidnapped Colombian nun appears in video released by Islamist captors

Kidnapped Colombian nun Sister Gloria Argoti is among six hostages, including three missionaries, shown on a video released by a coalition of jihadist groups affiliated to al-Qaeda. The video is the first evidence that Sister Gloria and the other hostages are still alive.

Millions are starving around the world: Here\'s how you can help
Millions are starving around the world: Here's how you can help

Today there are 792 million people in the world who do not have enough food. One in 9 people goes to bed hungry every day and 65 million kids go to school on an empty stomach. People in Britain are being urged to plan their own meal packaging event, to donate and also to advocate for the cause.

Pope Francis on baby Charlie Gard and the \'duty\' to defend human life
Pope Francis on baby Charlie Gard and the 'duty' to defend human life

Pope Francis has intervened in the Charlie Gard baby case, speaking up for the need to defend human life, especially when it is 'wounded by illness'.

Top Muslim scholars seek new law saying violence in God\'s name is \'incompatible with Islam\'
Top Muslim scholars seek new law saying violence in God's name is 'incompatible with Islam'

Leading Islamic scholars in Egypt are attempting to have it enshrined in law that violence in the name of religion is incompatible with Islam.

Nearly half of Americans prefer religious freedom over sexual freedom, new study shows
Nearly half of Americans prefer religious freedom over sexual freedom, new study shows

While just 48 per cent say religious freedom is more important when faith and sexuality clash, Nashville-based LifeWay Research finds one in four say sexual freedom is more important and more than one in four are unsure.

The Christian pastor who was raped on her wedding day – and has forgiven her attackers
The Christian pastor who was raped on her wedding day – and has forgiven her attackers

Christian pastor Terry Gobanga, from Kenya, didn't show up for her own wedding – because she had been gang raped on that same day and left for dead by the roadside. Then her husband, Harry, died just 29 days after their marriage. Now she is helping other rape survivors.

Christian charity welcomes ruling on Northern Ireland\'s strict abortion laws
Christian charity welcomes ruling on Northern Ireland's strict abortion laws

Christians have welcomed a legal ruling today that Northern Ireland's strict abortion legislation is not incompatible with human rights after three judges in the Court of Appeal in Belfast ruled it was not up to the courts to decide on abortion law but local government.

Children suffer and Britain faces perilous future as poverty deepens across the nation
Children suffer and Britain faces perilous future as poverty deepens across the nation

A Church of England bishop is leading calls for change as a new report shows a worrying failure by successive governments over two decades to narrow the gap between the rich and poor.