Places of worship closed painfully quickly . . . and their reopening will be a slow process
By Tim Maby, 19 May 2020 Closing places of worship was carried out swiftly and often painfully, according to Jo Grose, the director of communities and strategy for the United Synagogue. Reopening, she said, would be more drawn out and complex and decisions would depend on the profiles of individual communities. She was speaking in […]
Faith groups call for safe and swift return to school
by Lianne Kolirin, 19 May 2020 Religious educators have backed government calls for a gradual return to school from next month for the sake of young people’s wellbeing. The negative impact of keeping children at home indefinitely could outweigh the risk of spreading the coronavirus, some have warned, as the debate about when schools should […]
Religion news 19 May
In France, Roman Catholics gathered for their first mass in weeks on Sunday – from the safety of their cars. Around 500 people packed into about 200 cars parked up at least a metre apart outside the main exhibition hall in Chalons-en-Champagne, according to AFP. Strict rules were in place which meant cars were checked […]
