Religion news 15 August 2025

Fewer students take RE A-Level amid shortage of specialist teachers; Theos think tank urges universities not to abandon Theology and Religious Studies; Madonna appeals to the Pope to visit Gaza; US Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth’s links to a Christian nationalist church

Religion news 14 August 2025

BBC apologises after Thought for the Day comment on xenophobia; Pope Leo hoping Trump and Putin agree a ceasefire; University spaces available for the study of Theology and Religious Studies