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• 'If it's Christian it should be better': Liberty University opens 'luxurious' gun range

  Just as schools across the US debate how to keep firearms away from campuses in the wake of deadly mass shootings, the largest Christian University in Americahas opened a multimillion-dollar gun range for student activities and hosting competitions, Fox News reported.

• Christians in Turkey unite for 'miracle' ecumenical book publication

  Christians in Turkey have united for a landmark development in ecumenical unity with the English publication of a book of doctrine endorsed by all the country's major denominations.

• Professor creates 3D image of Jesus based on Shroud of Turin

  An Italian professor has created a 3D image of Jesus based on the Shroud of Turin, declaring it the 'precise image of what Jesus looked like on this earth'.

• More than half of American churchgoers have not heard of 'the Great Commission'

  More than half of American churchgoers have not heard of 'the Great Commission' in which Jesus called on his followers to 'go and make disciples of all nations', famously in Matthew 28:18-20, according to a study by Barna.

• China releases key underground bishop ahead of rumoured deal with Vatican

  Chinese police have released a key 'underground' bishop after arresting him and holding him for a day as Beijing and the Vatican prepare to seal a historic agreement on the appointment of prelates, a source told AFP today.

• Out of the ashes: Sutherland Springs church to be rebuilt after shooting tragedy

  The Texas church where 26 people were gunned down during a service of worship last November is to be rebuilt starting in May.

• Southern Baptist leader Frank Page resigns, admits moral failure

  A senior Southern Baptist pastor and denominational leader has resigned from his position and admitted a 'morally inappropriate relationship'.

• Steve Chalke: Churches must 'radically include' transgender people

  Churches should be among the first to include, welcome, support and accept transgender people, according to one of the UK's leading evangelical Christians.

• Christian aid agencies launch fresh response to Syria refugee crisis

  Responding to the Syria crisis, a group of religion-based leading aid agencies – including the Catholic group CAFOD and the Christian charity World Vision – have launched a two-year project to ease tensions among neighbouring communities, with funding from the European Union.

• Archbishop of Canterbury offers to help end violence in Nigeria

  The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, yesterday repeated an offer to contribute towards any peace negotiations in Nigeria amid ongoing violence in some parts of the country.

• What happened between Palm Sunday and Good Friday?

  One of the things anyone notices about the Gospels is that they each tell the story of Jesus' Passion in their own way, and that it's very difficult to square the chronologies.

• These ancient Jerusalem coins tell the story of the Jewish revolt against the Roman Empire

  A set of bronze coins, being hailed as the last remnants of the four-year Jewish revolt against the Roman Empire (66 CE-70 CE), have been found near the southern wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City.