Bishop Steven Croft warns politicians have failed to keep pace with AI; Resistance to acceleration of AI 'linked to religious ideas of the apocalypse'; Divinity courses close at the University of Edinburgh; Pagans and Druids mark the autumn equinox

Sarah Sands, CEO Hymns Ancient and Modern, gives RMC annual lecture on how the media understands and reports the Christian perspective.

Lambeth Palace withdraws award to Muslim cleric; AI must remain in the service of humanity, say the King and the Pope; Story of drone attack on Mecca denied by Houthis

Bishop of Salisbury faces disciplinary complaint; Churches have ‘crucial role’ in delivering essential community services; The legacy of 9/11 on British Muslims; Chris Brain, founder of Nine O’Clock Service, back in court

Cambridge theology professor at centre of Reform funding allegations; Cabinet committee on antisemitism to ensure security; Pew finds anti-Muslim attitudes persist 25 years after 9/11; Britain needs new shared national story, where patriotism is ‘for the greater good’

Report warns ‘vicars are becoming an endangered species’; Police protect vicar of Doncaster Minster from anti-immigration protesters; SPCK acquires Eerdmans to become ‘leading global Christian publisher’; Religious hate crime rises as communities report fear and anxiety