The persecution of Christians in Egypt and the Middle East in particular is on the hearts of the Archbishop of Canterbury and Archbishop of Westminster this Christmas.
UK Coptic Orthodox General Bishop Angaelos was in Washington DC on Tuesday to give evidence about human rights abuses being experienced by religious minorities in Egypt
A three hour debate in Parliament yesterday resulted in broad spectrum of agreement on the severity of the global persecution of Christians and the need for the issue to receive wider attention worldwide.
The Archbishop of York has completed a five-day visit to Egypt during which he preached at services for the 75th anniversary of All Saints Cathedral in Cairo.
A Coptic bishop was shot at on Monday morning while on his way to visit a family grieving the loss of a loved one in recent attacks on Christians in Egypt.