Christian Today staff writer

• Church welcomes Amber Rudd's backtrack on Universal Credit

  'As a just and compassionate society, we believe that every child is a blessing and deserves to be treated equally.'

• German Christian family loses appeal over homeschooling

  Petra and Dirk Wunderlich, from Darmstadt, had refused to send their children to school, which is illegal in Germany.

• 'Vicar of Baghdad' ministry hit by Charity Commission inquiry

  The Commission has highlighted its concerns over Jerusalem Merit's governance.

• Blue tooth: Plaque analysis shows medieval nun illustrated precious manuscripts

  Beautiful illustrations that adorn treasured medieval manuscripts might have been created not by men, as is usually assumed, but by women.

• How a Bible app is growing churches in a Ugandan refugee camp

  Rev Alex Sokiri and his wife Harriet fled an armed raid on their town in Kajo Keji in South Sudan in July 2016, leaving all their possessions behind.

• Evangelical Alliance appoints new Wales director

  Siân Rees will also serve on the UK-wide leadership team.

• Justin Welby: Parliament 'unfit for the job' if it can't agree a Brexit deal

  Speaking yesterday in the House of Lords, Justin Welby said if parliament could not agree it would have shown itself 'unfit for the job'.

• Christian charity worker plans ultramarathon pilgrimage in aid of Middle East refugees

  Dr Mark Calder, 36, will retrace the steps of Celtic saints and cover a total of 1,725 miles across Scotland and Northern England over the next eight months.

• As tensions rise, Congo's Protestants call for election results to be released

  The presidential election was held after President Joseph Kabila stepped down in what would be the first democratic transfer of power since DRC's independence.

• Your smartphone heralds the rise of the Antichrist, warns Russian Patriarch

  The Antichrist is the person who will be at the head of the worldwide web, controlling all of humankind.

• Franklin Graham slams Christian Bale for Golden Globes quip: 'Satan is a real being'

  Welsh-born actor Bale portrayed former US vice president Dick Cheney in the film Vice, saying in his speech: 'Thank you to Satan for giving me inspiration on how to play this role.'

• Millions of Filipinos display Catholic devotion in Black Nazarene procession

  Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos joined an annual procession in the Philippine capital to kiss or touch a centuries-old black wooden statue of Jesus Christ.