Three Easter messages of Hope
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
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,
By Lianne Kolirin The Board of the Jewish Chronicle has just announced that it is going into liquidation. Here’s the statement “With great sadness, the
By Tim Maby The ability of chaplains, imams and rabbis to console the dying has been seriously curtailed by the Covid-19 pandemic, says the Rev
By Tim Wyatt UK In the build-up to Easter, an umbrella group of Churches across Britain and Ireland have released a joint call to prayer
George Pell is a cardinal in the Catholic Church and former Vatican treasurer, who become the most senior Catholic to be convicted of abuse after he was jailed in Australia over allegations of child sex abuse. In 2020 he was cleared of the charges on appeal
By Tim Wyatt These are the latest religion news stories: UK A reported 23 million people tuned in to see the Queen, the head of
The Memorial Meal is the main ritual ceremony in the annual calendar of the Jehovah’s Witnesses and commemorates the death of Jesus. It is held on the same day as the Jewish festival Passover, which in 2020 fell during the first coronavirus lockdown when gatherings were banned
The Board of Deputies of British Jews is liaising with six of the largest denominational burial boards and the Orthodox burial boards in Manchester to
