Christian Today staff writer

• Sinéad O'Connor converts to Islam, 'natural conclusion of any theologian's journey'

  The Irish artist announced on Twitter that she had changed her name to Shuhada' Davitt and thanked Muslims for their support.

• 10 Sudanese Christians beaten in captivity

  Ten Sudanese Christians released on Sunday were beaten while in captivity, according to World Watch Monitor (WWM.

• World Council of Churches condemns Zambian pastor's arrest

  The general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has condemned the detention of a Zambian pastor for organising a meeting of pastors to discuss the country's economic crisis.

• Rohingya crisis: There's no plan and not enough money, says Christian Aid

  Christian Aid said there was still no long-term plan for protecting those affected by Myanmar's action against its Rohingya minority.

• MPs vote in favour of controversial abortion bill

  The bill will have a second reading next month but is unlikely to become law without government support.

• Turkey's Protestants are 'stronger' after Brunson trial

  According to Soner Tufan, a spokesman for the Association of Protestant Churches in Turkey, the community had emerged stronger from the trauma.

• Migrant caravan crisis: World Vision tells Trump not to punish home countries

  A migrant 'caravan' estimated at 7,000 to 10,000 Central Americans fleeing violence and poverty in their homelands is in southern Mexico, inching towards the distant US border.

• LifeWay Research highlights the theology US evangelicals are getting wrong

  In Ligonier's analysis of the data, it identifies aspects of specifically evangelical beliefs it regards as worrying.

• CofE announces new Bishop of Ramsbury

  Author of the highly acclaimed Parish – An Anglican theology of place, he is currently serving as team rector of St Mary, Oxted in Surrey.

• Public don't want to liberalise abortion laws, says CARE

  Less than a quarter of women in England and Wales are in favour of a more radical abortion regime, new polling figures suggest.

• Judge dismisses most counts in Paul Pressler lawsuit

  A Texas judge has dismissed most of the counts against the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) and one of its elder statesmen, retired judge Paul Pressler.

• Is horror anti-Christian? No, says this church minister: it's about love and faith

  Rev Joe Haward is the author of Be Afraid: How Horror and Faith can change the World.