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Syria airstrikes: UK, US, France bomb Assad's chemical stores
US, British and French forces launched air strikes on Syria in response to a suspected chemical gas attack that killed dozens of people, aiming to degrade its chemical weapons capabilities in the biggest intervention yet in the conflict by Western powers.
Alabama football team prays for Donald Trump while visiting White House for winning national championship
President Donald Trump was invited to pray with members of the University of Alabama football team on the White House lawn this week during their visit in recognition of their victory in their championship game in Atlanta.
Methodists warn against Syria air strikes
The Methodist Church has warned against launching air strikes on Syria in response to the chemical weapons attack by the Assad regime on Douma in eastern Ghouta.
Central African Republic evangelicals: We must rebuild our nation
Evangelical leaders in the strife-torn Central African Republic have pledged to unite in prayers and called for the rebuilding of the nation.
More Bill Hybels allegations: Nancy Ortberg describes unwanted encounter
Nancy Ortberg, who with her husband John Ortberg and another couple, Leanne and Jim Mellado, brought into the open accusations of sexual misconduct against its founding pastor Bill Hybels, has said she too had experienced unwanted attentions from him.
Stop badging us by our religion, Chaldean patriarch tells Iraqi government
The Iraqi government should end the practice of including citizens' religion on their identity cards, according to the Patriarch of the Chaldean Church in Iraq, Louis Raphael Sako.
BBC's Songs of Praise to feature Tearfund on Sunday
Tearfund's 50th anniversary will be celebrated by Songs of Praise in an episode due to be aired this Sunday on BBC One.
Commonwealth heads of government must tackle freedom of religion, says persecution charity
Open Doors, which serves persecuted Christians around the world, has called on the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting to put freedom of religion and belief at the heart of their discussions.
Aid agencies warn of Congo humanitarian disaster
Millions of people caught up in a humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo risk rising levels of hunger, death and disease due to a lack of aid funding, a coalition of humanitarian organisations warned ahead of a conference in Geneva today.
Why on earth are we eating our friends?
If creatures can show this much intelligence how on earth can we eat them?
Will someone tell when I'm being awful? Why we all need challenging friends
Again and again in the last few years we have seen situations come to light where influential people, in politics, the arts and the church, have behaved badly.
In a world at war, 8 Bible verses about peace
In a world of conflict, here are eight verses about peace from the Old Testament.
'Oaks of righteousness': The hidden lesson in a Bible prophecy
There's a beautiful line in Isaiah 61:3 where the prophet says that the broken-hearted, the prisoners, the mourners will be vindicated, crowned and comforted.
Less than a fortnight to go: The Rapture is due on April 23
If ever there were a good time to max out the credit cards on a really comprehensive bucket list, it's got to be now: if you're really determined, you can cram a lot of living into a fortnight.
Shane Claiborne on Jerry Falwell Jr, Donald Trump and a 'brood of vipers'
The Christian social activist Shane Claiborne has hit out at Jerry Falwell Jr's failure to challenge the 'un-Christian' policies and 'lifestyle' of Donald Trump, and invoked Jesus's words about the religious elite being like a 'brood of vipers'.
Alex Malarkey, the boy who didn't come back from heaven, sues publishers Tyndale House
Alex Malarkey, who became famous as 'The boy who came back from heaven' after he nearly died in a car accident, is suing the publishers of the book that made him famous because he was paid nothing for the story.