Christian Today staff writer

• Nuclear weapons are a 'sin' says head of World Council of Churches ahead of Davos summit

  The general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Revd Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, has spoken out strongly against nuclear weapons ahead of a trip tomorrow to Davos, Switzerland for a meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF).

• One of Trump's evangelical advisers: Plans to deport 'Dreamers' are 'morally reprehensible'

  One of Donald Trump's evangelical advisers who prayed at his inauguration has broken rank over Republican plans to deport so-called Dreamers - undocumented immigrants who arrived in the US as children.

• I won't vote for Putin 'darkness' says Russian Orthodox bishop

  A Russian Orthodox bishop has advised the faithful not to vote for the 'darkness' of Vladimir Putin when he stands for re-election as president in March, after Putin last week said Communism was like Christianity and Lenin was like a saint.

• Bishops block Church's demand for transgender prayers

  Bishops are blocking a new prayer celebrating a person's gender transition after they were urged by the Church of England's 'parliament', General Synod, to draw up plans for a re-baptism style service.

• Global evangelist Luis Palau diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer: 'I'm ready' to go home

  The renowned global evangelist Luis Palau revealed this week a dire diagnosis of stage 4 lung cancer. In a candid, emotional video with two of his sons, Palau said he was emotional but ready for the end of earthly life, and that 'it would take literally a miracle' for his new condition not to be fatal.

• Trump's evangelical advisers back Democrat Pelosi in urging protection for immigrant 'Dreamers'

  Several members of Trump's evangelical advisory council gathered yesterday in support of Democrat and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, in a bipartisan effort to fight for the preservation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration program.

• Black-clad protesters tear down divisive red 'Satan' statue in Athens

  Black-clad protesters in Athens, Greece have torn down a controversial winged sculpture that has been likened to a statue of Satan.

• Cathedrals in crisis over bad management and rising costs

  Ineffective management and serious failings from clergy have left a number of England's cathedrals at 'severe financial risk', a report by the Church of England has found.

• European Court asked to rule on deportation of Afghan Christian convert facing execution

  An Afghan Christian convert in Switzerland may face persecution and execution if his extradition back to Afghanistan is successful.

• Wedding on the wing: Pope Francis marries couple mid-air aboard the papal plane

  The happy couple were stewards aboard the papal plane carrying Pope Francis on the next leg of what so far has been quite a difficult trip to South America.

• 'Behold the life-giving cross': Reformation symbol placed in World Council of Churches chapel

  A Salvadoran cross from Lund, the Swedish city where Lutherans and Catholics met at the end of 2016 to commemorate the 500th Reformation anniversary, has been placed in the World Council of Churches' (WCC) chapel in Geneva, Switzerland.

• Chinese pastor who was 'hooded and tortured' ordered to hand over $1 million in church donations

  A court in China's southern Guizhou province has ordered a house church pastor who had been hooded, detained and tortured to hand over more than a million US dollars worth of donations from Christians which officials have branded 'illegal income'.