Christian Today staff writer

• Extremists beat Indian pastor with brick, expel him from village

  An Indian pastor has told of how he was attacked by Hindu extremists and forced to leave his village.

• GAFCON chair urges peaceful separation between conservative and liberal Anglicans

  'Those whose first resort is to litigation betray a love of power and money,' Okoh says.

• Christian charity offers chance to share a real-time journey from blindness to sight

  Cataracts have left Desire almost completely blind – and it's hard build a secure future for your family if you can barely see.

• Deprived Birmingham areas get church mission apprentices

  Nine new Mission Apprentices are now ready to head out into some of Birmingham's most deprived Church of England parishes.

• CofE bishops adopt international definition of antisemitism

  The bishops of the Church of England have formally adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism.

• Replacement of Andrew Brunson's prosecutor leads to hopes he might be freed

  The Turkish prosecutor responsible for trying US pastor Andrew Brunson, has been replaced, leading to hopes his long-running case might be taking a different turn.

• Red heifer born in Israel could herald rebuilding of the Temple, Jewish group says

  The birth of a pure red heifer in Israel is being hailed by an ultra-conservative Jewish group as a potential sign that the Temple might be rebuilt after 2,000 years.

• Anglican bishop among dead in South Sudan plane crash

  The Anglican Bishop of Yirol in South Sudan was among at least 19 people who died on Sunday when a light aircraft carrying passengers from capital Juba to the city of Yirol crashed

• Leading Muslim organisation calls for Franklin Graham to be banned from Britain

  Franklin Graham should be banned from Britain, according to the country's leading Muslim organisation.

• Russia plans huge 'Game of Thrones' cathedral dedicated to armed forces

  Russia is planning to build one of the tallest Orthodox cathedrals in the world, dedicated to its military.

• UN secretary-general praises evangelicals' work with refugees

  WEA secretary general Bishop Efraim Tendero met Guterres at the UN headquarters in New York to talk about their shared concern for human rights, religious liberty and social issues.

• CofE facing 'unrelenting decline' as number of Brits identifying as Anglican halves in 15 years

  There is an 'unrelenting decline' in Church of England and Church of Scotland numbers, particularly among young people, according to the latest figures from the British Social Attitudes survey.