Christian Today staff writer

• Archbishop of Canterbury honours hero Muslim imam

  The archbishop of Canterbury has urged the importance of hope in the face of cruelty and neglect.

• Church discipline rare in US Protestant churches, survey shows

  US Protestant churches rarely discipline their members, according to a survey released this week by LifeWay Research.

• Are evangelical leaders really planning to quiz Trump over Stormy Daniels?

  The spokesman for a group of unofficial advisers to President Donald Trump has denied reports he is to be quizzed on his alleged relationship with adult film star Stormy Daniels.

• Christian woman kidnapped by ISIS reunited with father after three years

  A Christian woman from Qaraqosh, kidnapped by ISIS in 2014, has been reunited with her father who is the only surviving member of her family after three years apart.

• #Hellgate: Cardinal Burke accuses Pope Francis of 'increasing confusion' over Church teaching

  One of Pope Francis' most high-profile critics, Cardinal Raymond Burke, has accused him of 'increasing the confusion' in the Catholic Church following the pope's reported denial of the existence of hell.

• Indian Christians charged with 'hurting religious sentiments' for handing out tracts during Easter procession

  Four Indian Christians have been charged with 'hurting religious sentiments' for handing out Christian tracts during an Easter procession.

• Sydney archbishop: Priests will be martyred before they break the seal of confession

  The archbishop of Sydney has said that Catholic priests will suffer martyrdom before they break the seal of confession. It comes during increasing debate about the political place of religious freedom when it comes to combatting sexual abuse and – through the seal of confession – shielding or revealing abusers.

• Paul Pressler case: Affidavit accuses Southern Baptist statesman of unwanted sexual encounter

  An affidavit has been filed in the case of Paul Pressler, the prominent Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) leader accused of molesting a young man for several years from the 1970s, which the attorney for his alleged victim says corroborates his story.

• China pulls Bibles from online retailers as it steps up control over religion

  China appears to have removed the Bible from online retailers in a further sign of its clampdown on religious freedom.

• Commonwealth Games: More than 120 athletes join chaplains for Easter Sunday service

  More than 120 Commonwealth Games athletes, plus coaches and support staff, attended an Easter Sunday service in the Gold Coast village.

• Snoop Dogg to critics of his Gospel album: 'How much have you done for the Lord?'

  The rapper Snoop Dogg has challenging words for critics of his latest – and most explicitly Christian – Gospel album: 'Are you going to heaven? How much have you done for the Lord?'

• US pastor Andrew Brunson handed indictment citing 'warfare' against Turkey

  Turkish prosecutors have handed an official indictment to US pastor Andrew Brunson, accusing the imprisoned minister of using 'Christianisation' as a veneer to enact 'warfare' against Turkey's government.