Headlines

Feelings are mixed as the UK heads to the polls in General Election

As the UK was today voting in the General Election, Christians were airing mixed views on Twitter.

More headlines

Should British Christians welcome Franklin Graham?

Why might a suggested visit by this preacher – son of the famous Billy – make some react with caution? And are they right? …

Kenan & Kel star Kel Mitchell is now a pastor

He was one of the most familiar TV faces to kids and teens growing up in the nineties but now Kenan & Kel star Kel Mitchell is following the call of God to be a pastor. …

Latest News

• The three wise women in the Christmas story

  

  The idea of being stuck in the shadows came to mind when I was thinking about the three women involved in the story of Jesus' birth; not just Mary, but also Elizabeth and Anna.

• 'Palliative care is a human right' - symposium at the Vatican challenges 'culture of euthanasia'

  

  A symposium taking place at the Vatican has challenged society to walk side by side with the weak, the ill and the elderly in the face of a growing "culture of euthanasia".

• A prayer by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Chief Rabbi and Senior Imam to remember the Holocaust

  

  A prayer written jointly by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and Senior Imam Qari Asim remembers the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust "with heavy hearts".

• How to engage the local community in your church Christmas service

  

  How to engage the local community in your church Christmas service

• Four things 'Inflatable Jesus' taught me

  

  I found him on sale in my local High Street, strategically placed among other Christmas gifts.

Latest News

• Doctor who offers to pray for patients cleared of wrongdoing

  

  The General Medical Council has decided to take no action against a Christian doctor who offers to pray for patients and talks about his faith during consultations.

• 'Abortion skills' training for medics prompts concerns for pro-life students

  

  The Christian Institute has raised concerns about the right to conscientious objection after the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) said it would teach and assess "abortion skills".

• Refugees and asylum seekers star in Church of England's Christmas advert

  

  Asylum seekers and refugees are the real-life stars in the Church of England's new advert inviting people to church this Christmas.

• Girl charged after Katherine Jenkins mugged before Christmas carol concert

  

  A teenage girl has been charged after classical singer Katherine Jenkins was mugged shortly before she was due to perform at a charity Christmas carol concert.

Headlines

• 

  Blake Shelton gives God the credit for his relationship with Gwen Stefani

• 

  Remains of two dozen aborted babies discovered in India

• 

  'Jesus Christ inspires us to love one another,' says Trump at National Tree Lighting Ceremony

• 

  My favourite Christian book of 2019

• 

  Do we really know the Holy Spirit?

Latest News

• Christians condemn Jo Swinson's 'anti-women' promises on gender law reforms

  

  Christians have strongly criticised Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson's promise ahead of next week's election to "completely reform" the Gender Recognition Act.

• Most read Bible verse of 2019 was Philippians 4:6

  

  If what we read from the Scriptures is an indicator of how we are feeling about life, YouVersion's most read Bible verse could be a sign of the times.

• St John's College, Nottingham, to close its doors after 156 years of ministry

  

  The leadership of St John's, Nottingham, has decided to call time on the historic institution after coming to the conclusion that it is "no longer financially viable in the long term".

• Jonathan Fletcher's former church to undertake lessons learnt review following spiritual abuse accusations

  

  Thirtyone:eight has been commissioned by Emmanuel Church Wimbledon to carry out an independent lessons learnt review following complaints of spiritual abuse against its former pastor Jonathan Fletcher.