Christians have just begun to trickle back to communities that had been devastated first by ISIS then by the Iraqi and U.S. coalition forces that drove out ISIS. Those forces include the Shiite militia that have been targeted by the Trump administration over the last week.

"The recent anti-Semitic graffiti in north London brings shame to us all," said Cardinal Vincent Nichols.

Bishop Shane Mackinlay of Diocese of Sandhurst expressed concern about "the impact that fires have already had on communities and by the anxiety that the threat of fire is causing."

Analysts say Soleimani was a "much more powerful figure" than former al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden

Bigoted messages have gone unchecked for years, said Rabbi Yisroel Kahan

The frequency of attacks has faith leaders and law enforcement grappling with how to protect people when they are at their most vulnerable.