Coronavirus and Religion update – 17 April
UK A report from the Office for National Statistics suggests the number of church and faith-based weddings has fallen to just 23% of all ceremonies –
UK A report from the Office for National Statistics suggests the number of church and faith-based weddings has fallen to just 23% of all ceremonies –
The coronavirus pandemic forced churches across the UK to start offering services and worship digitally over the internet. This process over time is likely to accelerate the disruption and extension of core practices of Christian faith
By Lianne Kolirin UK Readers of the Jewish Chronicle and the Jewish News have learnt that there may be some hope for the beleaguered titles,
By Professor Stephen Pattinson Western theistic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) hold that an omnipotent God’s good providence and will rules all things on earth, including
In the pandemic crisis “the churches have faded into the background, they’ve shut up shop literally and deferred to the NHS”, claims Linda Woodhead
By Lianne Kolirin UK Tributes have been pouring in for the popular north London rabbi, Avrohom Pinter, who has died from the coronavirus. Community leaders
By Minreet Kaur We are three weeks into lockdown and I feel quite strange inside because the biggest Sikh festival Vaisakhi would be taking place
London: The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, delivered the Easter Sunday service from his kitchen in London. “At this very difficult time in the life
By Tim Wyatt This week has marked the most important period in the Christian calendar. Starting with Palm Sunday last weekend, Christians across the country
By Tim Wyatt Here are today’s latest religion news stories: Millions of Jews around the world celebrated the beginning of the Passover festival, or Pesach,
