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| In this week’s briefing, our panel discussed the impact of the Bishop of Liverpool’s departure on the city of Liverpool, the wider Church of England and its standing in the nation, with bishops said to have been ‘very deeply shaken’ at the chain of events. The conversation included the crisis of trust in the hierarchy, the role of the media, and the urgent need for safeguarding reform. View the briefing again, listen to the podcast and read the article – all links here. JD Vance and Rory Stewart in social media spat over ‘ordo amoris’ (order of love), with Vance saying loving family and America first is a Christian concept, and Stewart saying Christianity is about loving people outside our circle. Catherine Pepinster explains. Zara Mohammed reflects on her four-year term as secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain: “What we’re lacking is a national narrative of belonging: one that talks about the role of Muslims and Islam in Britain today”. Maira Butt reports>> A project to make the City of London the most faith-friendly and religiously literate business district in the world has been launched by the City of London Corporation at Mansion House. The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, died aged 88. His multi-billion dollar fortune funds philanthropic work including health centres in Asia and Africa. His successor is his son Rahim al-Hussaini, 53, who has served on the boards of the Aga Khan Development Network. There are 15 million Ismaili Muslims living mainly in Pakistan, India, Afghanistan and parts of Africa. The new Aga Khan is Rahim al-Hussaini, successor to his father >> |
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| Public consultation to appoint the next Archbishop of Canterbury >> Archbishop of York won’t quit over handling of abuse allegations >> More CofE abuse claims – Cleric who ran Christian Iwerne camps ‘was himself an abuser‘ >> Medieval system where bishops are still ‘Lords of the Manor’ must change >> If the CofE does not act, ‘this could be it’ >> Norfolk bishops say full investigation is needed >> MPs take action on church safeguarding >> Policy Exchange report criticises CofE reparations plan >> More legal questions over independent safeguarding in the CofE >> Cape Town diocese failed to protect people properly from John Smyth >> CofE elderly clergy allowed to minister despite safeguarding concerns >> Framework to give survivors a voice in changing CofE safeguarding culture >> Bishop of Bristol retirement date >> ‘Dubious parliamentary tactics’ in assisted dying committee stage >> Cardinal criticises Assisted Dying bill parliamentary process >> Commons investigation into Holocaust exhibition ban >> 15-year-old boy stabbed to death at Catholic school in Sheffield >> Reports of new government group to re-define Islamophobia >> Charity Commission investigation into two Jewish charities >> Muslim Council of Britain leader says Trump’s Gaza proposal is ‘unconscionable’ >> Hitler salutes, bacon on doors and bomb threats – Jewish student life in Britain >> Pope has bronchitis but is carrying on working >> Trump pledges task force to root out anti-Christian bias in government >> US faith leaders accuse Trump administration of violating religious freedom >> Cardinal accuses JD Vance of scurrilous and nasty remarks >> Largest Hindu temple in southern hemisphere opens in Johannesburg >> Thousands flock to Muslim Biswa Ijtema festival in Bangladesh >> 13th-century fresco suggests jewelled Islamic tents shielded Italian altars >> No investigation into sex abuse claims against Abbé Pierre >> Swedish Shia Muslim Centre ‘base for Iranian spying’ >> Pew Research says 24 per cent of Indians identify as religious nationalists >> Prayers for US visas at Hindu temples in India >> Hallow prayer app at risk in Europe >> Claim of religious persecution in Turkey >> Couple sue Vatican Bank for sacking them because they got married >> Australian parliament mandates jail terms for Nazi salutes and terrorism >> Elvis Presley, ‘the greatest magician in western civilisation’ >> Badminton in the nave of a Dorset village church >> |
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