Florence Taylor

• Pope Francis: Contraception is 'lesser of two evils' in Zika virus outbreak

  Pope Francis said today that contraception could be justified in regions affected by the mosquito-born Zika virus.

• Georgia drops 'blasphemy bill' which sought to ban religious insults

  Georgia has dropped a proposed anti-blasphemy bill, despite having been conditionally approved by the parliament's human rights committee, due to political strife, according to EurasiaNet.

• Priests in El Salvador banned from secular study to avoid 'worldly temptations'

  Priests in El Salvador have been prohibited from studying at secular universities, in order to avoid the temptation of worldly desires, according to NDTV.

• Palestinian Muslims and Christians unite to restore Bethlehem church

  Palestinian Muslims and Christians have united to renovate the Church in Bethlehem where it is believed Mary gave birth to Jesus, according to Associated Press.

• Dublin churches forced to close on Easter Sunday for security

  Churches in Dublin will be forced to close on Easter Sunday due to a safety cordon, as up to half a million visitors are expected to commemorate the centenary of the Easter Rising.

• Evangelical church in Chiapas suffers arson attack on eve of Pope's arrival

  An evangelical church in Chiapas, Mexico was attacked and burned just a day before Pope Francis visited the region.

• Pope to Mexican youths: Jesus doesn't want you to be hitmen

  Pope Francis begged young people to shun the lure of easy money and big cars offered by drug traffickers in Mexico's gang-infested heartland on Tuesday

• Pope Francis loses his cool with 'selfish' well-wisher

  Pope Francis yesterday rebuked well-wishers in Mexico for being selfish after they caused him to fall onto a child in a wheelchair.

• Church in Wales to participate in LGBT film project

  The Church in Wales has endorsed a LGBT short film project seeking to build understanding of LGBT issues across the country, calling it an opportunity to show God's church welcomes all of humanity.

• ISIS used chemical weapons in Iraq, diplomat says

  ISIS attacked Kurdish forces in Erbil, Iraq with mustard gas last year, according to a diplomat. This would be the first known use of chemical weapons in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein.

• Pope Francis to indigenous Mexicans: 'The world needs you!'

  Pope Francis told indigenous Mexicans that today's world "needs you!", denouncing their systematic exclusion from society and encouraging the use of native languages in Catholic worship.

• Nevada Caucus: Clinton and Sanders speak at same black majority church in Las Vegas

  Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton spoke at the same black-majority baptist church in Las Vagas on Sunday ahead of Saturday's Nevada Democratic caucus.