Harry Farley

• Sudanese churches in defiant open letter: We are victims of 'systematic violation of Christian religious freedoms'

  Sudanese churches have written a defiant open letter to the government, criticising a spate of church demolitions and accusing it of 'systematic violation of Christian religious freedoms'.

• Grenfell fire: Police consider manslaughter charges as cause of blaze revealed

  Police are considering manslaughter charges for those responsible for the Grenfall tower fire that left at least 79 people dead.

• Archbishops call emergency debate on state of the nation

  The Archbishops of Canterbury and York will use special powers to call an emergency debate on 'unanswered' questions about the 'shape and priorities of our government' at the Church of England's ruling general synod next month.

• Otto Warmbier 'unresponsive', has been in coma for a year

  Otto Warmbier, an American college student imprisoned in North Korea, has been returned to the US with severe brain injuries and is in a state of 'unresponsive wakefulness', doctors have said.

• Former Archbishop of Canterbury urges world leaders to support 'all but forgotten' refugees

  Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams is joining African Anglican leaders as part of a Christian Aid campaign to highlight internally displaced refugees.

• Church of England considering transgender re-naming services

  The Church of England is examining ways to mark gender transition with the prospect of special services being considered.

• Strengthening the ties that bind: How MP Jo Cox's murder is bringing millions together this weekend

  Not since the Queen's Jubilee has an event bought the UK together as much as the death of Jo Cox.

• Tim Farron's full resignation statement: 'I was torn between living as a faithful Christian and serving as a political leader'

  Tim Farron's resignation caused shockwaves as he announced he was stepping down, not because he was forced out, not because of his party's mediocre election performance, but because being Liberal Democrat leader was incompatible with his Christian faith.

• Archbishop of York: Tim Farron's 'tormentors' should be 'ashamed of themselves'

  The Archbishop of York has said Tim Farron's 'tormentors' who questioned him repeatedly about gay sex should be 'ashamed of themselves'.

• Former Lib Dem Peer: My old party has become a narrow and intolerant sect

  David Alton, a crossbench peer and former Liberal Democrat MP, is warning his party has become 'narrow and intolerant' after Tim Farron resigned as leader claiming it was 'impossible' to be a 'faithful Christian' and political leader.

• Does Tim Farron's resignation mean the end for Christians in politics?

  Tim Farron's resignation claiming that being a political leader and a 'faithful Christian' has been 'impossible' is sparking questions over whether Christians can ever enter play a leading role in politics.

• Don't believe the bad press: Refugees are good for communities

  Disparate communities and divided religious groups can unite around sponsoring refugee families, churches are being told.