Florence Taylor

• Taking in 20,000 Syrian refugees 'will cost the UK more than £500m'

  It will cost more than half a billion pounds to resettle the government's pledged 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020, it emerged today.

• Pope Francis, Amoris Laetitia and feminism: Is the Pope pro-women?

  Laura Bates, author of Everyday Sexism, debated in the Guardian yesterday whether or not Pope Francis can be deemed a feminist. She said it's complicated, and she's right.

• Indonesia: Christians 'living in fear' as Islamists force church closure

  An Islamist group has forced an Indonesian church to close, demanding the local mayor cancel its permit, just weeks after it opened on March 7, according to World Watch Monitor.

• Donald Trump mixes up his evangelical supporters

  Donald Trump confused his endorsement from evangelical leaders on Tuesday, mistakenly claiming support from Bob Vander Plaats.

• Pakistan's schools teach children that Christians are 'violent and tyrannical by nature' – report

  Textbooks in Pakistan portray Pakistani Christians as "colonial oppressors", revealing a "deeply troubling" intolerant narrative toward religious minorities, according to a new study.

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  Arabic youth are being driven to join ISIS by unemployment, says poll

  Over 75 per cent of young Arabs reject Islamic State, yet chronic unemployment has bolstered ISIS' recruitment, according to a new poll.

• Shakespeare's Hamlet to debut at the Vatican on Wednesday

  William Shakespeare's Hamlet will be staged at the Vatican on Wednesday, marking the first time the playwright's work has been performed in the world's smallest country, according to Vatican Radio.

• Refugees fleeing ISIS, war and persecution will hear the gospel through new Christian app

  A Christian radio station has launched an app for refugees to provide biblical teaching and encouragement.

• Sudan: Church leaders kept under daily surveillance as 'indiscriminate harassment' against Christians continues

  Sudanese authorities have kept six Christian leaders under surveillance and two detained since mid-December, despite having no official charges filed against them, according to World Watch Monitor.

• Bible is one of the top 10 most 'challenged' books in America

  The Bible is now one of the most objected to books at US schools and libraries, it has been announced.

• Christians and Muslims unite to serve refugees in Sweden

  Christian and Muslims are going into business together to provide accommodation for refugees in Sweden.

• Ethiopia in crisis: Drought leaves 15 million people vulnerable to starvation

  Ten million people are in severe need of food in Ethiopia, as the country faces the worst drought in 50 years. This number is likely to rise to 15 million in the coming months unless action is taken.