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G20 tax reforms may benefit rich more than poor, warns Christian Aid
G20 tax reforms may benefit rich more than poor, warns Christian Aid

Christian Aid has warned that developing countries may fail to reap the benefits of tax reforms because they are being left out of the negotiating table. 

Christians worldwide praying for Syria
Christians worldwide praying for Syria

Christians around the world are praying today for peace in Syria and the wellbeing of millions of refugees who have left their homes because of the fighting.

Galaxy Note 3 vs Note 2 vs S4, 2014 Galaxy Note 10.1 specs, features: does the thinner, lighter Note 3 have the edge?
Galaxy Note 3 vs Note 2 vs S4, 2014 Galaxy Note 10.1 specs, features: does the thinner, lighter Note 3 have the edge?

Get ready for a new kind of smartphone with the Galaxy Note 3 and its 64GB of storage, 3GB of RAM and 1.9GHz quad-core processor.

Another street preacher arrested
Another street preacher arrested

Street preacher says he feels "guilty until found to be innocent" after arrest

Mission challenge: Personal development is high priority for younger Christians
Mission challenge: Personal development is high priority for younger Christians

A study into what motivated over a thousand young Christians from across Europe to attend a mission congress has shed light on some of the challenges faced by mission agencies today.

Exeter Cathedral completes five-year conservation project
Exeter Cathedral completes five-year conservation project

The last pieces of scaffolding were removed from the front of Exeter Cathedral's West Front this week after five years of conservation work.

Photo: French and German presidents visit scene of Oradour-sur-Glane massacre
Photo: French and German presidents visit scene of Oradour-sur-Glane massacre

French President Francois Hollande and German President Joachim Gauck visited Oradour-sur-Glane with one of the last survivors of the massacre in the French village, Robert Hebras, 88

Arab Christians should be free to practise their faith, says evangelical leader
Arab Christians should be free to practise their faith, says evangelical leader

The head of the World Evangelical Alliance has called for religious liberty to be upheld in the Arab world.

Christian bakers close store following lesbian wedding cake row
Christian bakers close store following lesbian wedding cake row

A Christian couple in the US have closed their bakery store after a feud with gay rights advocates over their refusal to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple. 

Bishop of London joins celebrations for new secondary school
Bishop of London joins celebrations for new secondary school

The Bishop of London was in Hendon on Wednesday to symbolically break the ground for a new secondary school.

Church leader serves up meals in support of Syria victims
Church leader serves up meals in support of Syria victims

The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland donned an apron on Wednesday to serve up meals in aid of victims of the Syria conflict.

Church leaders condemn Camp Ashraf violence
Church leaders condemn Camp Ashraf violence

The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales and the Archbishop of Wales have condemned the reported killing of 52 Iranian dissidents at a camp in Iraq on Sunday.

Failure to take action against sex selection abortions criticised
Failure to take action against sex selection abortions criticised

The Crown Prosecution Service's failure to take action in recent cases of sex selection abortions has been criticised by the Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF).

Scotland\'s Catholic bishops back appeal for Syrian refugees
Scotland's Catholic bishops back appeal for Syrian refugees

Catholic churches across Scotland are being asked to support an appeal in aid of Syrians fleeing from the conflict.

North Korea: Imprisoned Kenneth Bae\'s son places last hope in Dennis Rodman
North Korea: Imprisoned Kenneth Bae's son places last hope in Dennis Rodman

The son of an American missionary imprisoned in North Korea is hoping that Dennis Rodman can perform a "miracle" and help bring his father home.