Christian Today staff writer

• Franklin Graham on Donald Trump: 'I don't think the president is sitting there behind a desk trying to make up lies'

  Interviewed on MSNBC a year after the death of his father Billy, he was pressed on Trump's 8,158 false or misleading claims identified by the Washington Post.

• Marathon church service ends at last as Dutch let Armenian family stay

  Bethel Church in The Hague had been conducting continuous worship since October 26, 2018, in support of a family of Armenian asylum-seekers who had taken refuge there.

• God wanted Trump in the White House, says Sarah Sanders

  White House press secretary Sarah Sanders has told the Christian Broadcasting Network that God 'wanted Donald Trump to be president' of the US.

• Christian Aid warns Penny Mordaunt against 'playing politics' with international aid

  Mordaunt, who is tipped as a prospective candidate in Conservative Party leadership elections, has said private funding should be part of the target.

• Foreign secretary launches Christian persecution review: 'Freedom of worship cannot be taken for granted'

  Freedom of worship is 'the invisible line between open and closed societies', according to the foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt.

• London church funds Oyster cards so homeless can find shelter underground

  A London church has launched an attempt to protect homeless people as cold weather and snow threatens the UK this week.

• Christian MP Fiona Onasanya sentenced to 3 months in jail

  Sentencing her, the judge said she had 'let down not just yourself but your profession and your parliament'.

• Asia Bibi wins Supreme Court appeal and will be freed

  Her original death sentence was overturned last October but the court allowed an appeal by religious hardliners.

• Philippines bishops seek forgiveness for silence on Duterte drug killings

  The church is highly influential and an important source of moral guidance in the Philippines, where about 80 per cent of a population of 105 million are Roman Catholic.

• New campaign urges BAME Christians to become organ donors

  The scheme is part of a government campaign to break down myths and barriers and increase support for organ donation among black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.

• Student cracks code of shorthand manuscripts left by Baptist 'patron saint'

  Coded documents left by one of the founders of the modern missionary movement have been deciphered by a student at the University of St Andrews.

• BBC announces 'Year of Beliefs' examining religion and ethics

  The BBC has announced a 'Year of Beliefs' in its religion and ethics programming across TV, radio and online.