Christian Today staff writer

• Time to arm teachers, says Trump at meeting with Florida shooting survivors

  Donald Trump is considering arming teachers in classrooms in the wake of a mass shooting on a school in Florida.

• Billy Graham funeral: Trump, Obama and Bill Clinton expected to attend ceremony under canvas

  As CBN put it, Billy Graham will finish in the same way that he started – under a large white tent in front of thousands of people.

• 'My home is in Heaven': Here are some of Billy Graham's best quotations

  'My home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world.'

• Pope Francis weeps when young man in care asked why he had been abandoned

  Pope Francis wept in response to a question sent to him by a person in care asking why his mother had abandoned him as a child, the Vatican has revealed.

• Trump must recruit even more Christian voters to win in 2020, says top pollster

  Donald Trump must increase his support from Christians if he is to stand a chance of winning another election, according to a leading pollster.

• 800 Christians flee Pakistan neighbourhood after violent mob demands death for 'blasphemy'

  As many as 800 Christians fled a neighbourhood in Pakistan this week, after a violent Muslim mob of hundreds had demanded capital punishment for 'blasphemy' of a 20-year-old Christian man.

• Pennsylvania cult church invites AR-15 assault rifles for 'blessing' ceremony

  A cult church in Pennsylvania will next week held a ceremony which invites attendees to bring AR-15 assault rifles, the same weapon used in last weeks Florida school shooting that killed 17.

• Three Christians shot dead by suspected Al Shabaab militants in Kenyan primary school

  Three Christians were shot dead by suspected members of the Islamic extremist group Al Shabaab in north-east Kenya last Friday, according to the respected media outlet Morning Star News.

• 'Very interesting', comments Trump on new book about his faith

  'The Faith of Donald J Trump: A Spiritual Biography' is by David Brody, a reporter for the Christian Broadcasting Network, and Scott Lamb, Baptist minister and columnist for the Washington Times.

• Pastor who failed to report Andy Savage sexual assault allegation resigns

  One of the figures involved in the sexual assault allegation against the Memphis pastor Andy Savage of Highpoint Church from 1998 has resigned his position at a church in Austin, Texas.

• Canadian Catholic diocese in bitter row with insurers over predator priest payouts

  A Canadian Catholic diocese is locked into a bitter struggle with its insurers over responsibility for historic sexual abuse cases.

• Global Hymn Sing aims to get 1 million people singing 'Jesus Shall Reign'

  Churches from different traditions and languages will be singing the classic hymn Jesus shall reign as an expression of their commitment to the mission of Jesus Christ.