Christian Today staff writer

• Pakistan's 'brick kiln murder': 20 men acquitted of torturing and killing Christian couple

  A Pakistani court has acquitted 20 people charged with torturing and burning alive a Christian young Pakistani couple in a brick kiln after they were falsely accused of blasphemy.

• CofE vicar named Secularist of the Year for exposing clerical abuse

  A vicar who has campaigned to expose clerical sex abuse in the Church of England will be named Secularist of the Year today.

• Palm Sunday worship: 8 Bible verses about praise

  On Sunday, Christians all over the world will celebrate the coming of Christ to Jerusalem on the first Palm Sunday.

• Willow Creek's Bill Hybels accused of sexual misconduct by former leaders

  The founder and former pastor of the Willow Creek megachurch, Bill Hybels, is fighting accusations of sexual misconduct over many years levelled at him by respected former leaders of the church.

• Gunman shot dead in French hostage crisis

  Police have shot dead a gunman who is believed to have killed three people, according to to reports from the southern French town of Trèbes.

• Pakistani Christian faced with death sentence for blasphemy acquitted

  A Pakistani Christian who had faced a death sentence for two years has now been acquitted.

• New general secretary for Churches Together in England

  The new general secretary of Churches Together in England (CTE) has been announced as Baptist minister Rev Dr Paul Goodliff.

• Northern Irish church leaders welcome Pope Francis visit

  Several church leaders in Ireland are welcoming the news of Pope Francis' visit to the country, saying it could help unify Ireland and Northern Ireland.

• Egypt: Christian teacher charged with contempt after asking questions about Muhammad

  A Christian teacher in Egypt has been charged with contempt of religion after posing a series of questions about the prophet Muhammed in a role play.

• As Palm Sunday approaches, Egyptian Christians still face a deadly enemy one year after church bombings

  This Palm Sunday comes one year after the horrific church bombings on April 9, 2017, which killed at least 45 people and injured more than a hundred.

• Boko Haram refuses to release Christian schoolgirl as dozens of others freed

  Boko Haram has released more than 110 schoolgirls kidnapped from their village last month.

• Don't fear tattoos, Pope Francis tells young people

  Pope Francis this week told an audience gave his blessing to the use of tattoos, telling an audience of young people not to fear them but to see tattoos as an opportunity for community and dialogue.