Christian Today staff writer

• Church of Scotland minister fights for Christian family threatened with deportation

  A Church of Scotland minister has started a petition to try and persuade the UK government not to deport two teenage brothers to Pakistan.

• Suspect charged with 5 murders after shotgun attack on Maryland newsroom

  A Maryland man was charged with multiple counts of murder on Friday, a day after police say he rampaged through a newsroom in Annapolis

• Believe it or not: Euro evangelicals back new freedom of religion movement

  The European Platform against Intolerance and Discrimination (EPRID) launched its new #FoRBDefender movement this week under the slogan, 'Believe it or not, it's my Right!'

• 'Heartbreaking' Nigeria violence sees hundreds of Christians killed

  Days of violence between mainly Christian farmers and Muslim Fulani herdsmen in central Nigeria have cost scores of lives and led to accusations that the government has lost control of the situation.

• Saddleworth Moor firefighters thankful for Salvation Army support

  The fires have spread because of the prolonged hot weather and are visible for miles around.

• Bishop slams 'unjust and inhuman' policies that drive people to foodbanks

  In a hard-hitting address to Colchester Foodbank, Rt Rev Roger Morris said foodbanks were 'a sign that on the whole we have failed'.

• Iranian pastor's daughter appeals to UN for her imprisoned father

  Dabrina Bet-Tamraz's parents and brother are appealing against lengthy jail sentences they have received for church-related activities.

• Supreme Court ruling on equal civil partnerships is a 'fundamental attack on marriage'

  Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan had argued that it was incompatible with their human rights to deny them the same opportunity to enter into an opposite-sex civil partnership as a same-sex couple.

• Christian charity welcomes Noel Conway right-to-die verdict

  Noel Conway had argued that the blanket ban on assisted suicide under the 1961 Suicide Act was incompatible with his human rights.

• #MeToo movement hits Hong Kong's churches as report reveals clergy sexual harassment

  A report released on Sunday by the Hong Kong Christian Council (HKCC) has rocked churches in the territory, with revelations of the sexual harassment of women by clergy.

• Priests in the Philippines want guns to protect themselves

  Priests in the Philippines are applying for gun carry permits in record numbers after three of them were murdered during the last six months.

• Michael Curry: The moment I knew Harry and Meghan loved each other

  Bishop Michael Curry has spoken out about how he first became convinced the union between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was destined to be happy.