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• Christian teacher suing Oxfordshire school for suspension after 'misgendering' transgender pupil

  A Christian maths teacher suspended by his Oxfordshire school for 'misgendering' a transgender pupil is suing his school on the grounds of discrimination.

• 7 Christian pastors arrested for 'forced conversions' in India

  Seven Christian pastors in India were arrested this week, charged with alleged 'forced conversions' in the district of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh in Northern India.

• Learn Latin, says Pope Francis: Here are 7 words and phrases to make you look smart

  Pope Francis this week urged the study of Latin for young people, encouraging scholars to promote it as a trusty tool in navigating life. Here are seven Latin phrases you should know.

• Rees-Mogg calls on ministers to lift 'damaging' faith schools admissions cap

  The Catholic Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has called on the Education Secretary Justine Greening to lift the 'damaging' cap on admissions to faith schools.

• Second coming of Christ nearer after Trump's decision on Jerusalem, claims US pastor

  Evangelical leaders in America are claiming the end of the world is nearing after Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

• Christian couple who vowed to divorce if Australia said yes to same-sex marriage are not splitting after all

  A Christian heterosexual couple who vowed to divorce if Australia said yes to same-sex marriage are not, in fact, splitting up, it has emerged after the country's House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to legalise it.

• Fewer than half of 'evangelicals' are actually evangelical, survey finds

  Fewer than half of those who identify as evangelicals (45 percent) strongly agree with core evangelical beliefs, according to a new survey by LifeWay Research and reported by the Baptist Press.

• One in 5 Britons don't know that Christmas marks the birth of Jesus

  One in five Britons do not know that Christmas marks the birth of Jesus, according to a new study reported by The Independent which shows sketchy knowledge of his life and death.

• Speaking to truth to power: the bold Christian legacy of Ambrose of Milan

  Today is the Feast Day of Saint Ambrose of Milan, a 4th-century scholar, statesman and Church Father who inspired politicians and theologians alike.

• 'Sadistic' Catholic priest found guilty of historic sex abuse at London school

  A former Roman Catholic priest has been found guilty of sexually abusing boys at the London private school were he taught in the 1970s and 80s.

• Is this Father Christmas's pelvic bone? Quite possibly

  Bones long believed to have been those of the real Father Christmas might be genuine, according to researchers at the University of Oxford.

• Mike Pence firms up support for persecuted Christians in meeting with Iraqi archbishop

  US Vice President met with Chaldean Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda of Erbil on Monday before a visit to the Middle East next month.