James Macintyre

• Anglican worship in Porto: we are fed so we can feed others

  Sitting in the pews during the Sunday Communion service at the Anglican Church of St James in Porto yesterday, you could not help but marvel at how small corners of Britain like this – the early 19th century church, its extensive British cemetery and a beautiful war memorial – are scattered all over the globe.

• Pence in Jerusalem blasted as 'a dangerous man with a messianic vision' but praised by Israeli PM

  The US Vice President Mike Pence will later today address the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in a speech that will be boycotted by Arab lawmakers following Donald Trump's announcement in December that the US was recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

• Welby under fire from academics over 'dangerous' handling of Bishop George Bell report

  Seven eminent academics have written to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, expressing their 'profound dismay' at the 'irresponsible and dangerous' position he has taken on the late Bishop George Bell following a report into abuse claims.

• Ex-Muslims blast Pope Francis for saying Islam is a good religion

  Thousands of Muslim converts to Catholicism and their allies have written an open letter to Pope Francis demanding to know why he praises Islam as a good religion and pointing out they risked their lives to become Christians.

• Church warden and magician arrested over murder of church lay preacher and neighbour

  A church warden and a magician have been arrested on suspicion of murder after two elderly neighbours, one of whom was a lay preacher at church, died in mysterious circumstances within 18 months of each other in a Buckinghamshire village.

• What is Jerusalem syndrome?

  Let's face it: Jerusalem, with its political place as the divided city at the heart of the world's most intractable conflict, and its role as the Holy City for the three monotheistic religions, can be a maddening place to stay, let alone live.

• 'Darkest Hour' and 'The Crown' show a better age: Is the sun setting on Great Britain?

  Having been reluctant, like so many others I've been catching up with 'The Crown', and it is so much more than a royal love-in: It is about (so far) 20th century history seen through the prism of the monarchy, the Cabinet and Number Ten.

• As Palestinian leader says Trump's Jerusalem move is 'slap of the century', could Jerusalem still be a shared capital?

  The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, has said that Donald Trump's announcement in December that the US was unilaterally recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is the 'slap of the century' at Palestinians.

• US 'Dreamers' under threat of deportation handed lifeline by judge's ruling

  Donald Trump's plan to end a programme shielding young people brought to the US illegally by their parents from deportation looked in doubt today after evangelical leaders said they were 'deeply concerned' and a US judge temporarily blocked the move.

• Trump adviser Paula White says send money to her for blessings – or face divine consequences

  Donald Trump's spiritual adviser Paula White has told people to send her money – ideally their January salary – in order to receive blessings, or face divine consequences.

• US Bishops condemn Trump's 'heartbreaking' move to expel 200,000 Salvadorans

  US Bishops have spoken out against the 'heartbreaking' decision by the Department of Homeland Security under Donald Trump to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nearly 200,000 Salvadoran migrants, leaving the future for their 192,000 US citizen children in question.

• Battle between Pope Francis and conservatives rages on over Communion for the divorced and remarried

  The battle between Pope Francis and conservative Catholics over Communion for the divorced and remarried continued this week when another bishop signed a statement reaffirming traditional Church teaching on the issue and endorsed by five other bishops and a Cardinal.