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Fleeing Christian militia violence, 1500 mostly Muslim civilians are trapped in church in CAR
After fleeing for their lives, as many as 1500 people â mostly Muslim civilians â are now stuck in a Catholic church in the southeast of the Central African Republic.
Make friends and learn to see God in each other, religious leaders urge believers of all faiths
Pope Francis, the Dalai Lama, Patriarch Bartholomew and the UK's former Chief Rabbi, Jonathan Sacks, are among the leaders who have recorded a joint video in partnership with the Elijah Interfaith Institute to make their point that personal friendships can overcome prejudice and fear.
Real victory will be in five years, says Macron camp after election win
President Emmanuel Macron's government on Monday promised to reshape France's political landscape after winning the commanding parliamentary majority he sought to push through far-reaching pro-growth reforms.
South Korean Christian arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of covert missionary work
A South Korean Christian who taught languages to two abducted and murdered Chinese nationals at his school in Pakistan has been arrested.
Church at centre of solace for the angry and grief-stricken as number of dead in Grenfell Tower fire reaches 79
A minute's silence was held across the UK this morning for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire disaster as the latest update put the number of dead or missing presumed dead at 79. The number formally identified is just five, the devastation in the tower block is so immense. Whole families are known to have died.Â
Pope urges German chancellor Merkel to continue the fight on climate change
German chancellor Angela Merkel has said she was encouraged by Pope Francis when the two met to discuss climate change, international cooperation and 'tearing down walls'.
One man dead, ten injured after 'tit-for-tat' terror attack near Finsbury Park Mosque
Police are treating an attack on Muslims in north London in which one man was killed and ten injured, some critically, as a terror attack, Prime Minister Theresa May said this morning. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby condemned it as a crime against God and humanity.
With a weakened leader and reeling from crisis, Britain hurtles into the Brexit unknown
With her strategy unclear and her position insecure, Prime Minister Theresa May plunges this week into tortuous divorce talks with the European Union that will shape Britain's prosperity and global influence for generations to come.
As many as one in five teens is Christian, new study finds
Church workers were stunned by findings of a new report which goes against a prevailing view that churchgoing among the young is in terminal decline.
Anger turns to rage as police escort Theresa May from Grenfell Tower protestors
The churches in North Kensington are at the centre of attempts to help victims and survivors find justice after the fire
Father's Day: How men can help break the cycle of violence against women
'As a father, my message is that the work on promoting gender equality is not just about improving the lives of women and girls, but that it also improves our lives as men.'
Muslims try to save Christians when Islamist terrorists storm Kenyan school and kill Christian teacher
A Muslim teacher tried to save another Christian by offering to sacrifice himself for the other. As punishment, both were kidnapped.
Iraqi officials say ISIS militants used church as a site to rape and imprison up to 200 women and girls
Barbaric ISIS militants had used the Syrian Orthodox Church of St. Ephraim in eastern Mosul to abuse innocent women and girls
United Arab Emirates decides to rename top Islamic mosque 'Mary, Mother of Jesus' to foster religious tolerance
The name of the Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi has been changed to an arabic name translating to "Mary, the mother of Jesus."
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.