Christian Today staff writer

• Is Jerusalem's Third Temple foreseen in the Bible?

  Wander around the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem for any amount of time and you'll come across some very bizarre images indeed, a variety of colourful and surrealistic portrayals of the so-called Third Temple plonked right in the heart of this controversial square kilometre, in some cases from out of the heavens.

• 'Judgment of God has come' on the Southern Baptist Convention, warns Al Mohler

  Two Southern Baptist Convention heavyweights have warned 'the judgment of God has come' on the evangelical denomination and criticising the 'incalculable damage' done by the controversial former president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Paige Patterson.

• Questions about God? Now you can ask Alexa

  The Church of England has today launched its own Alexa 'skill', allowing millions of users of the voice-controlled virtual assistant to pose to it their questions about the Christian faith, prayer and where to find the nearest church events.

• For the first time, new Judeo-Christian party to run in Israeli parliamentary elections

  For the first time ever in Israel, a joint Christian-Jewish party will run in the next elections for the Knesset, the Israeli parliament.

• Transgender student wins backing of federal judge in bathroom case

  A transgender student should be allowed to use the bathroom of his choice, according to his gender identity, a US judge has ruled.

• Philip Wilson: Catholic archbishop guilty of covering up abuse steps down

  The Catholic archbishop of Adelaide, Philip Wilson, will step down from his position after being convicted of covering up child sex abuse by a paedophile priest.

• Has Pope Francis changed the Catholic church's teaching on homosexuality?

  The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that 'deep-seated' homosexual inclination is 'objectively disordered,' but that people with homosexual tendencies 'must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity.

• Paige Patterson removed as seminary head after Southern Baptist #MeToo campaign

  Paige Patterson has been removed as president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary after a marathon 13-hour session of trustees that ended just after 3 am local time.

• Chilean Catholic Church in the spotlight again as 14 priests suspended for 'improper conduct'

  Catholic church authorities in the Chilean city of Rancagua yesterday suspended 14 priests who are being investigated for 'improper conduct', a development that once again brought Chile under the spotlight when it comes to clerical sexual abuse.

• Pope Francis says it is not a sin to criticise the Pope

  Pope Francis, who has faced his fair share of criticism as well as support over recent years, has said that it is 'not a sin to criticise the pope'.

• Michael Curry: I thought my Royal wedding invite was an April Fools' prank

  Michael Curry thought his invite to preach at the Royal wedding was an April Fools' joke, he told ITV's Good Morning Britain.

• Jimmy Carter's jibe at Trump in Liberty University address

  The former US president, Democrat Jimmy Carter, spoke at Liberty University, a bastion of Republican conservative Christianity, on Saturday, in a counter-intuitive pairing that saw him warmly applauded by the commencement audience.