Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby have called for the British government to do more to protect Christians facing persecution and promote freedom of religion and belief.
In a joint statement from the Catholic Church and the Church of England, the two prelates said the government should promote freedom of religion and belief as a fundamental human right. They also called on Government to promote freedom of religion through foreign, aid, security, trade, resettlement and asylum policy, rather than treating it as an isolated diplomatic activity.
