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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.

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.

'Death sentence' deportation of Iraqi Christians stayed after ACLU court action
The American Civil Liberties Union is trying to prevent the Trump administration from deporting 114 Iraqi Christians who were arrested in Michigan earlier this month.

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.

The Grenfell Tower fire: Again, the victims are the poor â and we should be angry
We need to focus on why this happened and why so often those affected by tragedies are those at the bottom end of the social ladder.

Dozens of Christians rounded up in Eritrea church crackdown
The round-up represents a new phase in action begun in 2002 against religious practices that are not affiliated with Catholic, Evangelical Lutheran and Orthodox Christian churches or Sunni Islam.

Palestinian Christians warn they are 'on the verge of a catastrophic collapse'
A large group of Palestinian Christians has written an open letter warning that they are 'on the verge of a catastrophic collapse' and that 'this could be our last opportunity to save the Christian presence in this land'.

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.