Christian Today staff writer

• Myanmar pastors released in prisoner amnesty

  Two Baptist pastors from Myanmar who were arrested for taking journalists to a church reportedly destroyed by military air strikes in 2016, have been released from prison, according to the Baptist News.

• Murdered for refusing to be ransomed: Alphege of Canterbury

  Life as an archbishop of Canterbury is not always a bed of roses, as recent holders of the office have found out. But they should spare a thought for St Alphege, whose feast day is today.

• Ukrainian churches fearful of terrorist accusations as they face clampdown from separatists

  Ukrainian churches are facing closure after a government clampdown restricting how churches can operate.

• Iceland's circumcision bill threatens 'regular persecution' of Jews and Muslims, Catholic Church says

  The Catholic Church in Iceland has criticised developing legislation that would prohibit the religiously-motivated circumcision of children in the country, saying it would mean the 'regular persecution' of Icelandic Jews and Muslims.

• 'Go to the ant': 7 types of laziness for Christians to beware of

  We are meant to be active, to work and to produce things. But we don't always realise when we're being lazy.

• Rowan Williams and other Christian leaders launch campaign for tax justice

  The former archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams helped launch a new Christian campaign for tax justice in the House of Lords today.

• Third accuser comes forward with allegations against Paul Pressler

  A third accuser has come forward to say he was solicited for sexual activity by former judge Paul Pressle.

• Ancient Egyptian papyrus is a Christian magical charm

  A 1,500-year-old Egyptian papyrus is a magical charm used by early Christians, according to a researcher at Oxford University.

• Hundreds attend funerals of 2 Christians shot dead in Quetta, Pakistan after church on Sunday

  Hundreds of Christians in Quetta, Pakistan have attended the funeral of two of their number who were killed near a church on Sunday by four gunmen on motorcycles.

• US religious freedom body slams 'false allegations' against Pastor Andrew Brunson

  The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (ISCIRF) has said it is 'disappointed' by the decision of a Turkish court on Monday to continue proceedings in the case of Pastor Andrew Brunson.

• Syria evangelical churches condemn Western air strikes as 'unjust aggression'

  Presbyterian churches in Syria have added their voices to the chorus of criticism from Christians in the country at the air strikes on the regime's chemical weapons facilities.

• CIA's Mike Pompeo held secret meeting with Kim Jong Un

  Mike Pompeo, currently the director of the CIA and President Donald Trump's pick for the office of secretary of state, held a secret meeting in Pyongyang with North Korea's leader Kim John Un two weeks ago.