Government urged to help faith groups as Westminster Abbey faces £12m shortfall

The government needs to help places of worship hit financially by Covid-19, according to an influential peer who says the role of religion is crucial in the post-pandemic world. Lord Black of Brentwood, a Conservative, raised the loss of church income in a House of Lords debate today, calling on the government to make the […]

Religion News 9 July

Bishops need to ‘watch their tone’ Sixteen Church of England bishops who took to twitter to criticise the Prime Minister’s special adviser Dominic Cummings, for breaking the lockdown are being  taken to task by members of the church’s ruling body, the General Synod. Nine questions have been tabled for this weekend’s online synod meeting, suggesting […]