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South Korean Christian arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of covert missionary work
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
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. 

Pope urges German chancellor Merkel to continue the fight on climate change
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 '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 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
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 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
'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.