Christian Today staff writer

• Diana TV drama explores stars' reaction to Princess' death

  A new TV drama will explore why Princess Diana's death meant so much to ordinary people with stars revealing how the tragedy affected them.

• Sacred Songs: How Ira D Sankey's music spoke of the love of God

  On this day in 1840 one of the most influential singer-songwriters in evangelical history was born.

• Christian college expels student who posed at Charlottesville statue with rifle and Confederate flag

  A Christian college has expelled a student after he was pictured equipped with guns and a Confederate flag alongside the Robert E Lee statue in Charlottesville, Virginia, that was at the heart of white supremacist violence last week.

• Justin Bieber takes Hillsong advice to remove 'bad influences'– makes Floyd Mayweather furious for Instagram snub

  The boxer Floyd Mayweather has lashed out at Justin Bieber, calling the pop-star a 'traitor' after Bieber unfollowed Mayweather on Instagram. Bieber has distanced himself from his former close-friend allegedly under the general advice of friends at Hillsong Church, who encouraged the Christian musician to remove 'bad influences' from his life.

• Romanian Orthodox bishop resigns after sex tape scandal

  A bishop in the Romanian Orthodox Church has resigned after a video was released depicting him having sex with a 17-year old male student from his seminary.

• Christian summer camp in Greece burned down in forest fire

  A Christian summer camp in Greece was burned down this summer as the country faced an onslaught of forest fires.

• The 'Magnificat': Southwark Cathedral's favourite feline lands book deal

  London's Southwark Cathedral's favourite feline, nicknamed 'Doorkins Magnificat', has obtained her first book deal.

• 'There's only one "King" – that's Jesus': the Christian faith of Elvis Presley

  It's now more than 40 years since the death of rock'n'roll icon Elvis Presley. The star defined his era, and continues to be adored by many today – but some forget that the colourful character was also a born-again Christian.

• Gogglebox vicar Rev Kate Bottley joins kitchen showdown in Celebrity Masterchef

  The beloved TV-vicar and broadcaster the Rev Kate Bottley will be joining the latest edition of the BBC's cooking competition Celebrity Masterchef, airing tonight.

• Mother jailed in Eritrean crackdown on Christians dies in prison

  A Christian mother arrested during a government crackdown against evangelicals in Eritrea died in jail last week.

• Liverpool church accused of running 'gay cure' therapies in undercover sting

  A church in Liverpool is being accused of running 'gay cure' therapies after being targeted by an undercover investigation.

• Are Islamic State jihadis evil? It's not so simple, says British director

  Does the violence and cruelty of Islamic State mirror that of Christianity in Tudor England? Up to a point, according to Peter Kosminsky – at least, there are intriguing parallels.