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Archbishop Welby addresses funeral for Pakistani Christians via mobile phone

The Archbishop of Canterbury spoke to mourners at the funeral of Christians killed in church attacks in Lahore. 

17 March 2015

Pakistan Primate condemns attack on churches in Youhanabad

Bishop Azariah calls for greater security for minorities, requests prayer.

16 March 2015

Twin blasts at churches in Pakistan kill 10, wound 55

[Reuters] Bombs outside two churches in the Pakistani city of Lahore killed 10 people and wounded more than 55 during Sunday services

15 March 2015

Egyptians in Libya: to flee or to stay?

"The...[IS] video had sent shockwaves through the whole Christian community, as well as ordinary Libyan families." - Revd Eban Baskra Vasihar

02 March 2015

NZ Anglican leaders say offensive T-shirt should trigger freedom debate

Archbishop Richardson: "There is a need for an urgent national conversation on how we celebrate and live respectfully with diversity.”

17 February 2015

Presiding Bishop Anis issues letter on Egypt's murdered Christians

The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East has called for prayer and support after IS murdered 10 Coptic Christians.

16 February 2015

Iraqi refugees weather the winter

[Dio. of Sydney] As Iraqi Christians from the Nineveh Plain spend their first winter away from their homes, conditions are becoming extreme.

19 January 2015

Ban on Bahasa Malaysia Bible in Selangor unrealistic, says Christian group

Christians in Malaysia respond to further "desecration" of Bibles and a ban on the use of AlKitab for God, because it contains the word Allah.

08 December 2014

Canon Andrew White: Christian children beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam

[Christianity Today] Four Christian young people chose death rather than forced conversion, according to Canon Andrew White, the Vicar of Baghdad.

01 December 2014

Persecution may be "tip of the iceberg" - Peshawar Christians

Christians in Pakistan are worried that the so-called Islamic State has a presence in their country. 

25 November 2014