Christian Today staff writer

• Trump ratchets up pressure on Turkey over jailed Pastor Andrew Brunson

  President Trump has threatened Turkey with 'large sanctions' if it does not release imprisoned pastor Andrew Brunson.

• Leprosy champion's pilgrimage across 900 years: 'This is where they prayed for people like me'

  An extraordinary encounter in Cambridge has seen a visitor from India bridge the 12th and the 21st centuries across 900 years of history.

• Bishop Michael Curry to have surgery for prostate cancer

  Curry, whose sermon at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle catapulted him to prominence around the world, said he had been diagnosed with the disease a few months ago.

• Methodists slam Home Secretary Sajid Javid on terrorist death penalty

  The Methodist Church has criticised the home secretary's decision to allow two Islamic State terrorists to be sent to America where they may face the death penalty.

• Rohingya refugees face 'ticking time-bomb' of imminent cyclone

  Cyclones have killed hundreds along Bangladesh's coast in the Bay of Bengal, where Medair has been working with Rohingya refugees since September 2017.

• Mary Magdalene: Not just a bystander, a disciple and apostle

  The religious film of the year has unquestionably been Mary Magdalene, starring Rooney Mara in the title role and Joaquin Phoenix as Jesus.

• Bishop's House of Lords bill calls on government to add mothers to marriage certificates

  The House of Lords has passed a bill from the bishop of St Albans to end the practice of excluding mothers' names from marriage certificates.

• Thomas à Kempis: 11 quotes from a great spiritual writer

  Today is the feast day of Thomas à Kempis (1379-1471) in the Episcopal Church's calendar.

• Can the Google Ghost predict the Second Coming?

  During the few years of its existence, the world has grown used to using Google to find out the answer to almost everything.

• Archbishop of Canterbury gathers Christians and Muslims to talk peacebuilding and reconciliation

  The Archbishop of Canterbury hosted the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Shaykh Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb, this week to discuss how religious leaders can help faith communities address conflict and help their societies to thrive.

• Why is Generation Z more open to faith? They don't have the church baggage

  Young people in the UK are more open to faith because they don't have the preconceptions about church that their elders do.

• From Adam to Apocalypse: How making the Bible shorter might encourage more people to read it

  The Bible is full of dramatic stories that have made it the world's bestselling book. But whoever has time to read it all from cover to cover?