Harry Farley

• Surge in refugees prompts spike in Church of England attendance... in Finland

  The Church of England is the fastest growing religious group in Finland thanks to a boost from large amounts of refugees arriving in the Nordic country.

• Home Office wins appeal, can block Syrian refugees coming from Calais camps

  The Home Office has won an appeal against a group of Syrian refugees who had been allowed to come to the UK from Calais' Jungle camp.

• French mosques will be built using taxpayers' money in bid to stamp out extremism

  Mosques in France will be built using government money in an attempt to stop Muslims places of worship being funded by radical overseas groups.

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  The Satanic Temple opens 'After School Satan Clubs' for children young as five

  The Satanic Temple has caused stirs after the group announced it would open 'After School Satan Clubs' for children as young as five.

• Row escalates between Trump and parents of Muslim soldier

  In a mounting row between Donald Trump and the parents of a Muslim US Army officer killed in the Iraq war, the father said the Republican presidential nominee lacked the empathy to be a leader

• Franklin Graham targets Pope Francis over Islamic violence

  Outspoken evangelist Franklin Graham has targeted Pope Francis for saying recent terrorist violence was not religiously motivated.

• Another gay Anglican priest marries long-term partner

  Another gay Anglican vicar has married his long-term male partner, defying the Church of England's ban on clergy entering same-sex marriages.

• Devastating long term poverty costs UK £78bn each year

  Poverty costs every person in the UK £1,200 each on average and a total of £78bn per year, according to a new report on Monday.

• France church attack: Two under investigation over murder of priest

  Two men are being investigated over the murder of a priest in a church in northern France.

• Ticking 'Jedi' on national census makes us seem more religious than we are, say atheist campaigners

  Kylie Sturgess, president of the Atheist Foundation of Australia, is leading the 'Don't Mark Yourself as Jedi' campaign

• Antisemitic abuse of Labour MP branded 'disgusting, racist and sexist'

  A man has been condemned as "disgusting, racist and sexist" after he admitted sending a Jewish MP abusive messages and death threats.

• Muslim doctor forced to flee Pakistan for saving Christian's life

  A Muslim doctor was forced to flee Pakistan after he received death threats for saving a Christian's life.