Religion news 19 June 2025

‘Catholic hospices and homes may close’ if Assisted Dying bill becomes law; Covid ‘accelerated trend towards secularisation’ says report; Commons Education Committee told RE is vital for social cohesion
Covid ‘accelerated trend towards secularisation’ says report

A global project to examine the changing role of religion in public life during the Covid pandemic has concluded that it accelerated secularisation.
Religion news 18 June 2025

Catholic bishops ‘deeply alarmed’ at abortion amendment; Sandford St Martin awards for religious broadcasting announced; Covid showed ‘accelerated trend towards secularisation’; Liverpool’s Catholic cathedral now Grade One listed building