Florence Taylor

• Syria: Suffering reaches 'almost medieval scale' as one million people live under siege

  More than double the number of civilians are living in beseiged towns in Syria than the UN has recorded, according to the aid organisation Siege Watch.

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  What the names of God tell us about his character

  The names of God point to the different facets of his character, and teach us about the One we worship.

• Pope Francis in Mexico: Will he tackle the issue of femicide?

  In the build up to the Pope's visit to Mexico, families of female murder victims are asking whether femicide will be addressed by the Pontifex.

• What is it about megachurches that stops people from getting involved?

  The larger the church, the less likely its members will attend its weekly services, a new Duke University study has found.

• US churches defy federal law and offer sanctuary to illegal immigrants

  Churches across America are offering sanctuary to illegal immigrants facing deportation, in the wake of recent federal immigration raids.

• Church destroyed and 200 hundred members detained in Cuba

  Cuban authorities demolished a large church on 5 February while hundreds of church members were detained, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide.

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  Nazareth to host World Day of the Sick 2016

  The town of Nazareth, where the Bible says Jesus spent his childhood, will host the Roman Catholic World Day of the Sick on Thursday.

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  Justin Welby: We must go to the cross for reconciliation

  We must follow Jesus and be willing to give our lives for the sake of reconciliation, Archbishop Justin Welby told an audience at Queen's University Belfast yesterday.

• US bishops launch 'crucial conversations' between Catholics and Muslims to counter Islamophobia

  A new initiative encouraging Catholic-Muslim dialogue has been launched to counter a "fraught" national climate in the US.

• Government presses ahead with extended Sunday trading, despite strong opposition

  Controversial amendments to the Enterprise Bill could hand local authorities powers to liberalise Sunday trading from this Autumn.

• European aid luring middle class Christians away from Syria, says Archbishop of Aleppo

  European aid to Christians in Syria targets middle class Christians and is equivalent to deportation, according to the Archbishop of Aleppo.

• Protestant Church in Turkey faces cyber threats and physical abuse, says new report

  Cyber threats, physical attacks against people and churches are among the hate crimes suffered by the Protestant church in Turkey.