Christian Today staff writer

• Bill Hybels resigns from Willow Creek after misconduct allegations

  Willow Creek founder Bill Hybels has stepped down from his position following allegations of inappropriate behaviour with women over several decades.

• Occam's Razor: The Christian philosopher who made things simple

  Today is the Anglican feast day of William of Ockham, a medieval theologian famous for the 'razor' that also bears his name. Who was he and what did he teach?

• Easter brought spate of violent attacks on Christians in India

  Christians in India were subjected to a series of violent attacks by Hindu radicals during and after Holy Week, highlighted by International Christian Concern (ICC).

• Number of Christians in Gaza plummeting, warns Catholic priest in the Strip

  The number of Christians in the Gaza Strip has plummeted from 4,500 to just 1,000 in the past six years, due to the harsh conditions there, according to the pastor of the territory's sole Catholic church.

• Common Change: How a Christian fireman's charity helps your giving go further

  The charity is founded on the early church principle of holding resources within a 'common fund' and distributing from it when a need is encountered.

• India's faith leaders unite to condemn hateful nationalism and religious discrimination

  Faith leaders representing the six main religions in India have united in a joint statement condemning hateful political division, state coercion of individuals and violent discrimination against faith groups.

• Another Catholic priest killed in DRC after kidnapped priest released

  A Catholic priest has been killed by armed men in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the third killing of a priest in the DRC's North Kivu province. It comes as a kidnapped Congolese priest has been released from captivity.

• Japanese museum tells story of Nagasaki's Hidden Christian martyrs

  A museum telling the story of Japan's brutal persecution of its 'Hidden Christians' has opened within the premises of the country's oldest standing church in Nagasaki.

• Pakistani doctor whose selfie with Pope Francis went viral is to become a priest

  A Pakistani Christian doctor whose selfie with Pope Francis went viral is to train to be a priest.

• 'Rejoice and be glad': 5 quotes from Pope Francis's latest document for Christians around the world

  Pope Francis has released his latest Apostolic Exhortation called Gaudete et Exsultate (Rejoice and be Glad). Here are five quotes from the pope's document for Christians today.

• Catholic priest found shot dead in Congo as unrest continues

  A Catholic priest has been found dead in the Congo days after another priest was abducted.

• Pope Francis condemns use of chemical weapons in Syria

  Pope Francis has condemned the use of chemical weapons in Syria and prayed for all who are suffering the consequences.