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Franklin Graham finds something special in Iraq church destroyed by ISIS
Franklin Graham finds something special in Iraq church destroyed by ISIS

There in the ruins of the burnt out church was something the Samaritan's Purse head didn't expect to see.

Daughter who lost dad in church minibus crash admits feeling \'confused\' about God after mum\'s death just two weeks later
Daughter who lost dad in church minibus crash admits feeling 'confused' about God after mum's death just two weeks later

Jenn Barrett's dad died along with 12 others while driving a church minibus. Her mom died just two weeks later.

Katy Perry says layers of her Christian upbringing are \'dropping off of me by the day\'
Katy Perry says layers of her Christian upbringing are 'dropping off of me by the day'

The 'Roar' singer also recalled going to picket Madonna and Marilyn Manson concerts with her Christian parents

Nepal\'s Catholics suffer arson attack weeks before elections
Nepal's Catholics suffer arson attack weeks before elections

An arson attack struck the first Catholic cathedral in Hindu-majority Nepal on Tuesday leaving the building and priest's housing damaged.

MPs overwhelmingly back #GeneralElection2017
MPs overwhelmingly back #GeneralElection2017

Theresa May has won overwhelming support from the House of Commons, clearing the path for a general election on June 8.

Christian governor in Jakarta faces election defeat while on trial for alleged blasphemy
Christian governor in Jakarta faces election defeat while on trial for alleged blasphemy

Jakarta's Christian governor today looked set to lose office to a Muslim former government minister in a highly divisive election that has been going on while the Christian is on trial for blasphemy.

Did you think people liked your church for its high quality worship? Think again
Did you think people liked your church for its high quality worship? Think again

A majority of US churchgoers say that the quality of the sermon is the main factor affecting their church attendance.

EA head: Now\'s the time to help shape our country\'s future
EA head: Now's the time to help shape our country's future

The Evangelical Alliance has called on Christians to 'fully engage' in the general election and to 'take the opportunity to speak hopefully, and with vision for the future'.

Ancient Sinai monastery targeted by Islamic militants in Egypt a week after Coptic church bombings
Ancient Sinai monastery targeted by Islamic militants in Egypt a week after Coptic church bombings

Islamist gunmen attacked security forces near St Catherine's Monastery in Egypt's south Sinai yesterday, killing at least one police officer and injuring four others outside one of the world's most important and oldest Christian sites.

#PMQs with Christian Today: And they\'re off...
#PMQs with Christian Today: And they're off...

In one of the final Prime Minister's Questions before Parliament dissolves for the General Election, both sides of the House of Commons laid out their election pitches.

The hunt for Jesus\' DNA: What does it actually tell us?
The hunt for Jesus' DNA: What does it actually tell us?

Scientists may be on the verge of discovering the DNA of Jesus Christ. So what?

Why I\'m a Christian voting Liberal Democrat in June
Why I'm a Christian voting Liberal Democrat in June

Our present political climate is one that the history books are going to swoon over. And that was the case without a snap general election being called.

Hope that \'something good will come\': How victims of rape and conflict in Uganda are being aided by this Christian charity
Hope that 'something good will come': How victims of rape and conflict in Uganda are being aided by this Christian charity

In northern Uganda, the leading Christian charity World Vision is helping victims of rape and conflict.

Arsenal\'s Jack Wilshere says his faith helped him recover from injury – so what?
Arsenal's Jack Wilshere says his faith helped him recover from injury – so what?

In a recent interview with football website Kicca, Wilshire revealed that one of the key factors in his recovery from, and perseverance though those various setbacks was his emerging Christian faith.

Predictions and trajectories: What will the Church in Scotland look like in 30 years?
Predictions and trajectories: What will the Church in Scotland look like in 30 years?

So what will the Church look like in 2047? It is impossible to foresee with any certainty, but the current trajectory suggests the following.