A resident looks at the rubble following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines and toppled the bell tower of the Philippines' oldest church, the Basilica of the Holy Child, on Tuesday 15 October 2013.
The tremor collapsed buildings, cracked roads and toppled the bell tower of the Philippines' oldest church Tuesday morning, causing multiple deaths across the central region and sending terrified residents into deadly stampedes.
Nicky Gumbel elected to Church of England parliament with a call to put evangelism first
Pastor died after wooden arch fell at Big Church Festival, inquest hears
John Lennox urges Christians to overcome fear of sharing their faith
Are we ready to battle for the Gospel?
Church warden and rector lead legal challenge against Church of England's Project Spire
Anti-Christian harassment continues to rise in Jerusalem
The US Episcopal Church has reported a further decline in membership and worship attendance, with new data it has fallen below 1.5 million members despite signs of post-pandemic stabilisation.
A priest in Guayaquil, Ecuador, has died after a crucifix fell on him during an evening Mass on Saturday.
It was described by one individual as "the ministry of tears".
Churches need to devote more time and resources to evangelism and do more to equip their members to share their faith with non-Christians, evangelist Canon J John has said.
