A high-profile Christian journalist in Egypt, imprisoned and tortured for converting from the Muslim faith, is reported to have begun a hunger strike in prison.
The Catholic leader has flown to Turkey today to begin a 3-day visit, and is expected to raise issues of Christian persecution in neighbouring Iraq and Syria
The Archbishop of Canterbury today gave the presidential address at the meeting of the General Synod in London, in which he praised the Anglican Communion for its diversity, but warned that it "may be too much to manage".
Extremism against religious minorities, especially Christians, has permeated Pakistani society and is devouring it from the inside, writes Nasir Saeed.