Brian Hutt

Iain Duncan Smith points to Joseph as ideal male role model

Tory MP says Joseph is the "forgotten hero" in the story of Christ's birth

Bethlehem is still the centre of Christian spirituality, says minister

Christians in Bethlehem are looking forward to celebrating the birth of Jesus in spite of difficulties

Campaign group takes gay marriage bid to European courts

Campaign group wants the European Court of Human Rights to overturn ban on gay civil marriages and heterosexual civil partnerships

Second Christian street preacher awarded damages for wrongful arrest

Cumbrian police admit wrongful arrest of Dale Mcalpine who said homosexuality was a sin whilst street preaching

Prayers for victims of abusive former priest

Prayers were said at Mass on Sunday for victims of compulsive paedophile Tony Walsh following the publication of Chapter 19 of the Murphy Report.

Report notes increasing marginalisation of Christians in Europe

New report says discriminatory laws across Europe are making it more difficult for Christians to express their beliefs in public

Advocacy group questions independence of Lord Falconer’s assisted dying commission

Care Not Killing Alliance question independence and transparency of Lord Falconer's Commission on Assisted Dying

Fears of a Christmas massacre by Lord’s Resistance Army in DRC

Development agencies say more must be done to prevent the murder of yet more men, women and children by the LRA in Congo and Southern Sudan

People traffickers kill Orthodox deacons in Sinai Desert

Christian Solidarity Worldwide calls on Egypt to take decisive action after two deacons murdered by people traffickers

Theresa May considering ban for pastor who threatened to burn Koran

A US pastor who threatened to burn the Koran is planning to speak at an English Defence League rally next year

Street preacher who spoke out against homosexuality wins wrongful arrest case

Birmingham court rules that Christian street preacher who criticised homosexuality was wrongfully arrested by West Midlands Police

Call for prayer for Christian guesthouse owners being sued by gay couple

Christian guesthouse owners due in court next week after refusing to accommodate same-sex couple

Church-run foodbanks saving children from hunger at home

Trussell Trust is calling upon more churches to set up foodbanks after new figures revealed that 3.7 million children are living in poverty in the UK

Mothers’ Union chief to head up review on sexualisation of children

Government review to address parents' concerns about sexualised products aimed at children

Pope and World Council of Churches leader to meet

General Secretary of the World Council of Churches hopes to discuss church unity in private audience with Pope

Hitchens wins religion debate with Blair

Tony Blair believes religion is a force for good, but it seems not many of the 2,700 people at Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall last night agreed with him.