This International Women's Day we're celebrating the amazing women in the Central African Republic. Written off by their society and in the midst of civil war, Ken Dachi discovers how they've been empowered by Scripture in their spirit...

George, who leads our work in Syria, has told us many Christians are among recent casualties in the country.

Jordan Peele’s horror film Us has been terrifying UK audiences for the last couple of weeks. One of its key motifs is a Bible verse – Jeremiah 11.11. It first appears on a cardboard placard, and 11.11 keeps coming back... but what does it mean?...

The whole world is congratulating the Duke and Duchess of Sussex – Harry and Meghan – on the birth of their son.

Gunmen attacked a church in northern Burkina Faso last Sunday, killing six people. A priest was among the dead.

In light of the first images of a black hole, Mark Woods explores the beauty of space, and how the Bible can help give expression to our response.

Director of Theos Think Tank, Elizabeth Oldfield, explores new media and reconciliation in an age of incivility

Though the prevailing narrative is one of decline and closure, Rural churches can and do grow in terms of discipleship, numbers and service. Jill Hopkinson explores.

Ken Dachi has just got back from the Central African Republic, where he met people in volatile circumstances who are hungry for the Bible.

In the Central African Republic, violence is everywhere and poverty is rife. But in this volatile, dangerous place, people long for the Bible. You can help provide it today.

Like many people living with albinism in Swaziland, Albert fears for his life. But thanks to our supporters, the Bible revives his soul. Read his story. 

Hundreds of mudslide survivors are grateful for the help brought to them so far in Sierra Leone but much more needs to be done to help people rebuild their lives, reports Raymond Jarrett.

My time as Chief Executive at Bible Society is measured in months, not years. However, even in this short time I feel privileged to be associated with such an amazing work.

It’s 4 am and still dark in the small town of Luhe in central China. The town is asleep, but Revd Liu Xiaofan is awake. Every day for the last 35 years, he’s risen at this time.

The Bible is a collection of practical wisdom and of stories about God’s presence in the daily lives of many people. As a result, you might be surprised how easily Scripture applies to your own life.

Catholics have always recognised how words, actions and symbols all speak powerfully to the soul. By fully engaging with these signs and seasons, we can easily bring the message of Scripture to life in our daily lives.

The Bible is a book for everybody, where we meet together. For Catholics, benefiting from the wisdom of others – saints and scholars, popes and parishioners – can help to see the bigger picture and appreciate the message of Scripture more deeply.

Lent can, if we let it, summon us from the safe harbours of our lives into a wide expanse of existence. Are you ready to journey into the wilderness this Lent?

Thought the wilderness was just a place of desolation? Think again. Paula Gooder reflects on the ‘great and terrible’ nature of the wilderness.