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• Pope Francis calls for power to move away from Vatican, and other stories - our morning round-up

• SNP to launch Scottish independence blueprint, and other stories - our morning round-up

• Equally separate?

  A new Universities UK report suggests universities should allow gender segregation at external speaker events. Rory Fenton finds this recommendation bizarre.

• Are we really seeing a Christian Spring?

  The Telegraph’s Cristina Odone believes Christians are mounting a fightback against their secularist foes. Anna Vesterinen queries her enthusiasm.

• Christianity at risk of dying in Britain, says ex-Archbishop, and other stories - our morning round-up

• Church of England hits back at secularists over Remembrance Day ceremony, and other stories - our morning round-up

• Separation of church and state to be tested in US Supreme Court, and other stories - our morning round-up

• Can you be atheist and right wing?

  A US commentator has suggested that the Republicans' devotion to unprovable assertions means that atheists can not rationally support the party. Anna Vesterinen reports

• Swearing on the Bible: Lessons from a secular defeat

  What do MPs think about the failed proposal to end the courtroom practice of swearing on the Bible? Alex Stevenson reports

• Germany’s “bling bishop” and the Church for the poor

  A German bishop's excessive expenditures have provoked public criticism over clergy’s spending habits and the Church’s opaque financing. But, will the luxury bishop now face Pope Francis’ wrath?