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The name-game dividing the Church: What makes a Christian 'evangelical'?
'Evangelical' is a divisive label in the Church today. Others are desperate to claim it, others to reject it. But can there be any consensus on hat it really means?
Pope Francis faces chaotic backlash in Myanmar if he even mentions Rohingya
Pope Francis is being warned that even mentioning the Rohingya in his upcoming visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh will unleash a backlash from nationalist groups.
Pope Francis' confession: I fall asleep while praying
Pope Francis has confessed to falling asleep while praying.
'Terrible revolution': Police remove protesting Catholics from Brussels Reformation service
A group of dissenting Catholics were removed by police from Brussels cathedral on Saturday after invading an ecumenical Protestant-Catholic commemoration of the Reformation. The group condemned the Reformation as heretical, a 'terrible revolution' and a 'tragedy for Christian society'.
Terror in New York: Christian leaders urge prayer after 'senseless violence'
The suspect left a note saying he carried out the attack in the name of the militant Islamic State group.
Hillsong's Carl Lentz on card games and Bible studies with Justin Bieber
Hillsong 'pastor to the stars' Carl Lentz has opened up about his high-profile, spiritual friendship to pop-sensation Justin Bieber.
UK police 'investigating 7 women's sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein'
British police are investigating allegations of sexual assault against the disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein from seven women, the BBC reported this afternoon.
Evangelical Steve Chalke calls for 'new Reformation' with 95 theses 'for the 21st century'
Influential UK evangelical Steve Chalke is calling for a 'new Reformation' 500 years after Martin Luther's 95 theses ushered in the first. He told Christian Today that his proposed reform is not about division, but about debate.
In defence of Thought for the Day: why Britain needs the BBC's religious slot more than ever
Shots have been fired at the religious slot 'Thought for the Day', featured on Radio 4's Today programme. The 'sermon' segment has been called 'inappropriate' and 'deeply boring'. But society needs its unique platform now more than ever.
Rowan Williams: Repentance is appropriate after sins of the Protestant Reformation
The former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has said that 'repentance' is an 'appropriate' way of looking back on the Protestant Reformation, the 500th anniversary of which is celebrated today.
Iraqi Christians who fled ISIS 'betrayed' by Western countries promising aid
Despite Iraq's liberation from ISIS, Christians in the region remain in dire need and have received nothing but 'lip service' when it comes to aid from western nations.
A second Reformation? How the 'church from below' is shaking the Establishment
Christianity in 21st century Britain is a peripheral affair. The church is a marginal voice and while it may still retain its status of significance in some matters, that voice carries little authority.
Reformation 500 anniversary commemorated by Protestants and Catholics
Today marks the 500th anniversary of the start of the Reformation in 1517 and will be commemorated by Protestants and Catholics around the world.
500 years after the Reformation, can evangelicals and Catholics make up?
The language Catholics and Protestants have used about each other in the past, particularly evangelical Protestants, is quite extraordinary.
Sainsbury's accused of 'heavy-handedness' after threatening Christian Fairtrade campaigners with police action
Christian campaigners in Salford are accusing supermarket giant Sainsbury's of heavy-handedness after they were threatened with police action unless they moved on.
Spain's Evangelical Alliance in campaign against 'harmful' LGBT laws
The Spanish Evangelical Alliance has tabled amendments to the country's LGBT equality law which has been branded 'the most harmful and damaging' in the EU for individual freedoms.