Christian Today staff writer

• Stolen Christopher Columbus letter returned to the Vatican

  The Vatican Library will be given back a letter written by Christopher Columbus in 1493 announcing his discovery of the New World after it was stolen and replaced with a forgery.

• Richard Baxter: 9 quotes from England's Puritan pastor

  Richard Baxter (1615-1691) was one of the greatest of England's Puritan clergy.

• Franklin Graham in rare rebuke at Trump's 'disgraceful' separation of families as US-Mexico border

  Franklin Graham has issued a rare rebuke of Donald Trump's administration, slamming a policy that separates children from their parents at the US-Mexico border as 'disgraceful'.

• Age gap revealed in religious observance around the world

  Young people around the world are less religious than their elders, according to a new analysis of Pew Research Center surveys conducted in more than 100 countries during the last decade.

• Aid agency Tearfund launches in USA

  International aid and relief charity Tearfund has announced the launch of an American arm, Tearfund USA.

• London showing for rare Martin Luther King film

  King: A filmed record...Montgomery to Memphis was made in 1970, only two years after King was fatally shot on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel on April 4, 1968.

• Church leaders back 'Season of Creation'

  Nine senior church leaders have signed a joint letter encouraging Christians around the world to participate in a 'Season of Creation' in September.

• Is this the face of biblical King Ahab? Astonishing archaeological find in Israel

  Archaeologists in Israel have made a sensational discovery on a biblical site on the country's northern border, likely to depict the face of one of three ancient kings.

• Chinese Christians are facing a new wave of persecution – and they're standing strong

  While China has accumulated wealth and emerged as a major player on the world stage, the underlying dark spirits of atheistic Marxism have not disappeared, and the coming years are likely to be very difficult for Christians.

• In North Korea, children watch Christians being executed

  'The first time I saw a man being executed it was because he had smuggled Christian things into the country and enticed people into the church.'

• Open Doors: Remember North Korea's persecuted Christians

  Persecution watchdog Open Doors has called for a renewed focus on the plight of Christians in North Korea following the meeting between US president Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un.

• Pope accepts resignation of Bishop Juan Barros over sex abuse scandal

  Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the bishop at the centre of Chile's child sex abuse scandal.