Brian Hutt

Justin Bieber’s mum says prayer keeps her superstar son grounded

Regular church attendance is impossible and the pressure is huge, but faith still undergirds the life of 16-year-old global pop sensation Justin Bieber.

Egypt’s impoverished Christians struggling as unrest continues

Soaring food prices and scarce resources are leaving Egypt’s impoverished Christians struggling to find enough food to eat.

Christians saddened by fatal plane crash at Cork Airport

The Bishop of Cork and the IFES Ireland: Christian Unions are offering their prayers after a plane crash this morning killed six and injured six others at Cork Airport.

Woolly Hat Week supports seafarers

The Sailors’ Society is raising funds for isolated seafarers during Woolly Hat Week.

Barnabas Fund launches campaign to save Afghan Christian convert facing execution

Barnabas Fund has launched a petition urging Western governments to put pressure on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to release a man sentenced to death for converting to Christianity.

Christian parents who shunned medicine as son died are given probation

A Christian couple who prayed for a miracle healing instead of seeking medical help for their son who later died have escaped a prison sentence.

Egypt’s evangelicals ask for the world’s prayers as unrest escalates

As protests against the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak turn increasingly violent, the country’s evangelicals are appealing to the global church to pray with them for a peaceful resolution to the crisis.

Barnabas Fund reaches out to Christians caught up in Egypt chaos

The charity warns that Christian shops are being targeted by protestors and that essential goods are running out

Christian People’s Alliance supports calls for new elections in Belarus

The Christian People's Alliance says new elections must be held in Belarus without the participation of President Alexander Lukashenko

Church leaders condemn bombing at Moscow airport

Pope Benedict has condemned yesterday’s suicide bombing at Moscow’s main airport in which 35 people died.

Call for prayers after Moscow airport bombing

Russian Ministries has described the bomb attack at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport as "unbearable"

Churches reaching out to victims of Brazil flood devastation

As the number of people killed in floods and landslides in south-eastern Brazil passed 800 at the weekend, churches and Christian agencies are reaching out to survivors.

Young Christians keen to engage with other faiths

Young Christians accounted for the greatest proportion of applicants to the Tony Blair Faith Foundation’s Faiths Act Fellowship this year.

Whole-life discipleship may come at great cost, says LICC

Being a whole-life disciple in Britain today may come at great cost to Christians, says Nigel Hopper of the London Institute of Contemporary Christianity.

Church reaches out to community with new multi-purpose building

St Columba's hopes its new church building and cafe will help people to see the church as more than a place to go on Sundays

Pakistan High Commissioner vows to alleviate suffering of minorities

Wajid Shamsul Hasan promises to protect Christians as Release International hands over petition calling for equal treatment of minorities in Pakistan