Harry Farley

• Church under pressure to highlight discrimination against women

  Pressure has come on the Church of England to highlight any discrimination against women within its hierarchy and leadership structures.

• Synod faces conservative boycott over gay marriage talks

  The Church of England is trying to stave off a rebellion against its discussions over gay marriage.

• General Synod: Church of England opts to 'recognise' EU referendum result despite opposition

  The Archbishop of Canterbury has rejected calls for a second referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union and insisted the result must be accepted.

• Leadsom vs May: Next UK Prime Minister will be a Christian woman

  The next Prime Minister will be either Theresa May or Andrea Leadsom after Michael Gove was eliminated in the final round of voting by Conservative MPs.

• Andrea Leadsom: I didn't like gay marriage laws because they hurt Christians

  Andrea Leadsom has said she "didn't really like" laws to allow gay marriage because they hurt "many Christians".

• Bishops warn against growing persecution of Christians in Iran

  Dozens of church leaders have backed a powerful call to action against the Iranian theocratic regime, a year after Western powers lifted economic sanctions on the Islamic state.

• Home Office accused of religious discrimination in asylum claims

  A Home Office interpreter deliberately twisted an asylum seeker's case and caused it to fail because he was from a different sect of Islam to the claimant.

• 'Life has become intolerable': Fleeing Pakistan because you're the wrong type of Muslim

  Muzaffer Tahir fled Pakistan because he is the wrong type of Muslim. But the persecution had barely begun.

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  Ancient crypt discovered in Turkish church

  An ancient tomb has been discovered in a church in Turkey, possibly belonging to a king or bishop.

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  Eid festival prompts 72 hour truce in Syria

  The Syrian army said it would observe a 72-hour "regime of silence" to mark the Islamic festival of Eid al-Fitr.

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  Israel: Archaeologists uncover extremely rare biblical mosaics in ancient synagogue

  Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered two mosaics that show extremely rare Biblical scenes.

• In pictures: Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr around the world

  Muslims in the UK begin their celebrations on Wednesday to mark the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting.