Susie Turner

• Millions of Zimbabweans at risk of chronic hunger

  Zimbabwe is facing a "dire" food situation after erratic rains and "unusual" mid-season droughts triggered critical levels of crop failure, Christian Aid has warned.

• Syrian refugees in need of trauma counselling

  More and more Syrian refugees are in need of counselling to help them cope with the impact of the civil war, a Scottish aid agency has warned.

• Christians worldwide praying for Syria

  Christians around the world are praying today for peace in Syria and the wellbeing of millions of refugees who have left their homes because of the fighting.

• Mission challenge: Personal development is high priority for younger Christians

  A study into what motivated over a thousand young Christians from across Europe to attend a mission congress has shed light on some of the challenges faced by mission agencies today.

• Exeter Cathedral completes five-year conservation project

  The last pieces of scaffolding were removed from the front of Exeter Cathedral's West Front this week after five years of conservation work.

• Christian bakers close store following lesbian wedding cake row

  A Christian couple in the US have closed their bakery store after a feud with gay rights advocates over their refusal to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple. 

• Bishop of London joins celebrations for new secondary school

  The Bishop of London was in Hendon on Wednesday to symbolically break the ground for a new secondary school.

• Church leader serves up meals in support of Syria victims

  The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland donned an apron on Wednesday to serve up meals in aid of victims of the Syria conflict.

• UK's first state-funded Greek Orthodox secondary school opens in Barnet

  The end of the summer holidays marked a new start for the UK's first state-funded Greek Orthodox secondary school.

• Rebuilding livelihoods in flood-hit Philippines a 'top priority' for Christian Aid

  Christian Aid says thousands in the Philippines have lost their livelihoods after floods washed away £7 million-worth of crops.

• Choral festival comes to Leeds

  Members of church choirs from across the North of England will converge on Leeds Town Hall later this month for a choral festival.

• UK's decision against Syria military action welcomed

  Christian Aid has welcomed the UK government's decision not to take part in military action against Syria.