Florence Taylor

• Swedish teen rescued from ISIS-run Mosul speaks out

  A 16-year-old Swedish girl rescued from ISIS-controlled territory near Mosul last week by Kurdish forces has spoken out about the "hard life" she endured under Islamic State.

• Meet the priest offering confession on a double-decker bus

  Roman Catholic priests in Salford Diocese have taken to the streets in a double-decker bus to offer confession to those who do not go to church.

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  Christian-run refugee camp torched in Philippines

  A Christian-run refugee camp in the Philippines was torched early on Wednesday morning, leaving at least five injured, including two children.

• Muslims converting to Christianity in Nigeria, despite brutal persecution

  Muslims are converting to Christianity in northern Nigeria amid rapidly rising levels of Christian persecution, which has seen more than ten thousand Christians killed in five years, according to a new report released today.

• 10 Bible verses for when you're feeling cynical about faith

  God calls us to be the antithesis of a cynic. Rather than trusting in the systems of the world – which so clearly are not always worthy of trust – our faith is put in God. He is who we can be certain of and believe in.

• Media should ignore ISIS propaganda, new study suggests

  Media should ignore ISIS propaganda, as it is seeking to exploit the lack of alternative media coverage in Iraq and Syria to control the portrayal of the region, according to new research by Australia's leading foreign policy think tank.

• Why does this US Christian man live just miles from ISIS in Iraq?

  Billy Ray, co-founder of the Refuge Initiative, has been living in North-Eastern Iraq with his wife, Dawn, and three young sons since 2008 serving the local and refugee communities.

• Evangelical Alliance: Parents - not the state - responsible for child's education

  Parents – not the state – should be the ultimate authority regarding a child's education, according to the Evangelical Alliance.

• ISIS is using child soldiers at an 'unprecedented rate', report warns

  Islamic State is using child soldiers at "an increasing and unprecedented rate", according to a report released yesterday.

• Euthanasia in Holland: Loneliness cited as key motivator in majority of cases

  Loneliness is a key motivation behind the majority of those seeking, and receiving, euthanasia in Holland, a new report has found.

• 'One church building is now a centre of ISIS': Syrian Christian speaks out about life in Raqqa

  After ISIS took control of the Syrian city of Raqqa in 2014, John – a Christian in his early 20s using a pseudonym – decided to stay in the city and survived living there for eighteen months.

• Bezalel: Meet the artists bringing creativity and community together

  Bezalel has a vision to build community around creativity, inspired by the creator God.