Christian Today staff writer

• Pray the archbishop of Canterbury's prayer for the poor this Sunday, says Tearfund

  This Sunday is the closest to the date of Tearfund's founding on May 29, 1968.

• Pakistani court hands down 14-year jail sentence for rape of Christian 7-year-old

  A Pakistani court has sentenced a man to 14 years in jail for the rape of a seven-year-old Christian girl. Activists have celebrated the ruling as a rare justice for Christians in majority-Muslim Pakistan.

• End of the line for Soul Survivor summer festivals

  The British Christian youth organisation Soul Survivor has announced that it is closing its long-running summer festivals next year.

• 'Voice of God' Morgan Freeman under fire in harassment allegations

  Several women have alleged inappropriate behaviour and harassment by Hollywood icon Morgan Freeman.

• Pope warns bishops against letting gay people train for priesthood

  Pope Francis has warned Italian bishops to be wary of priesthood applicants suspected of having homosexual tendencies, according to a new report.

• CofE report slams local authorities for failing families in crisis

  More people are turning to foodbanks because local authority crisis schemes are failing, according to a report from the Church of England and The Children's Society published today.

• White evangelicals are the most likely to say US shouldn't welcome refugees

  Of all social demographics in the US, white evangelical Protestants are the most likely to say that the US does not have an obligation to welcome refugees.

• Only a quarter of Brits think the church is good for community

  Only a quarter of Brits think the church is 'good for the community', major new research on public attitudes towards the church has revealed.

• 'I was born in the fire': the fervent faith of dancing preacher Billy Bray

  Today marks the death of a 19th-century Cornish preacher with fire in his belly and a liking for indecorous dance: a man known as Billy Bray.

• Catholic priest quarantined as DRC's Ebola virus spreads

  A Catholic priest has been quarantined after infection by the Ebola virus in the river port city of Mbandaka, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

• America's favourite Christian dating site is expanding across Europe

  The largest Christian dating site in the world is now expanding its international reach to include Europe.

• The sad story of Methodist founder John Wesley's marriage

  May 24th marks the day an Anglican priest named John Wesley had a spiritual experience that changed his life, and arguably transformed the church. But many don't know a more sombre side to Wesley's life: his tense, and even violent relationship with his wife.