Florence Taylor

• Church has 'ignored the role of women', new Vatican magazine claims

  A new Vatican magazine launched today has criticised the Church for "ignoring the role of women" both in the Church and within wider Catholic culture.

• Chinese priest who helped North Korean defectors found dead

  A priest who helped North Korean defectors flee their oppressive country was found dead in North-East China near the North Korean border on Saturday.

• Bangladesh: Christian family attacked with homemade bombs

  A Christian family were attacked with crude bombs at their home in Bangladesh on Tuesday morning.

• Nigeria: Attack on church leader prompts bishops to urge government to curb Fulani violence

  After a cardinal escaped being shot at, bishops in Nigeria are calling on the government to act to curb the increasing violence and instability caused by Muslim herdsmen.

• Pope Francis to welcome 6,000 homeless pilgrims in Rome

  Pope Francis will receive 6,000 homeless pilgrims in Rome in November to celebrate the Jubilee of Mercy, one week before the close of the Holy Year.

• Persecuted Christians read Bible for first time in their own language after 182 year wait

  Christians in Southeast Asia have successfully translated the New Testament into their mother-tongue, and are now able to read the Word in their own language for the first time.

• Christian woman raped and beaten after testifying against imam in Uganda

  A Christian woman has been beaten and raped by Muslims in Eastern Uganda after she testified against an imam who allegedly killed her father, according to Morning Star News.

• ISIS sex-slave survivor names 'new Jihadi John' as her abuser

  A Yazidi teenager who escaped ISIS sex slavery has said she was kidnapped and trafficked by the "new Jihadi John", British Muslim-convert Siddhartha Dhar.

• Worshipper, worker and Christian convert: 3 things Christians can learn from Lydia in the Bible

  Lydia – a worshipper of God and a tradeswoman – is often cited as the first European convert to Christianity. Her story is recorded in Acts 16.

• Former bishop on Christian persecution in China: 'If we keep silent, we are accomplices'

  The retired Bishop of Hong Kong has urged China to end the persecution of Christians in the country, according to UCA news.

• Christian author Jen Hatmaker calls for full inclusion of LGBT community in church

  Bestselling Christian author Jen Hatmaker has called for Christians to welcome the LGBT community with open arms.

• ISIS 'destroys historic church in Mosul'

  ISIS has destroyed Mosul's famed Clock Church, one of the best-known churches that remained in the Iraqi city, according to Iraqi news reports.