Christian Today staff writer

• Church in Central African Republic 'devastated' by violence

  A Catholic cardinal in the Central African Republic has lamented the devastation caused to the Church by the violence and instability of the country.

• Evangelical organisation joins condemnation of Trump's 's***hole countries' comments

  The evangelical relief and development organisation signed a letter written collectively by members of the Evangelical Immigration Table, a coalition of leaders and organisations seeking biblical solutions for immigration.

• Islamists vow to 'kill more Copts' in Egypt

  Islamist militants in Egypt have vowed to 'kill more Copts' after shooting dead a 27-year-old Christian because he had a cross on his wrist.

• Christian tourist who went missing in Israeli desert may have had 'Jerusalem Syndrome'

  A Christian tourist from Northern Ireland is missing in the Israeli desert, having a trail of pages from the Bible behind him.

• Pope Francis: One accident enough to spark nuclear war

  Pope Francis said yesterday that he was 'really afraid' about the danger of nuclear war and that the world now stood at 'the very limit'.

• Pope Francis says it is a 'sin' to let fear of migrants drive our actions

  Pope Francis has said it is a 'sin' to allow fear of immigrants to determine our actions, adding that while the fear itself is not a sin, 'the sin is to refuse to encounter the other, the different, the neighbour'.

• English Catholic bishop blasts churches for staying closed for most of the day

  An English bishop has criticised Catholic churches that remain locked for most of the day, and called on them to stay open like their Anglican counterparts.

• Another Coptic Christian murdered in suspected ISIS attack

  Another Coptic Christian has been shot dead in Egypt's troubled North Sinai region, according to Egyptian security officials.

• Queen in Songs of Praise broadcast of church service for Christian charity Scripture Union

  The Queen was guest of honour at a special church service broadcast on BBC One's Song's of Praise yesterday marking the Christian charity the Scripture Union's 150th anniversary.

• Putin says Communism is like Christianity and Lenin is like a saint

  Vladimir Putin said in a television interview that 'Communist ideology is very similar to Christianity' and compared the Bolshevik leader's mausoleum in Moscow's Red Square to the veneration of the relics of saints.

• New Catholic Education Secretary 'set to axe' cap on faith schools

  The new Education Secretary Damian Hinds is set to scrap the rule which forces new Catholic schools to accept 50 per cent non-Catholic pupils and plans a big increase in faith schools, according to the Mail on Sunday.

• Threats to Pope Francis on Chile visit next week as three Catholic churches bombed

  Three Catholic churches in the Chilean capital of Santiago have been bombed just days before Pope Francis begins his tour of the country.