Broad welcome for under 16’s social media ban; Bishop decries Russian attack on Kyiv’s Dormition Cathedral; Concerns remain over assisted dying bill despite plan to reintroduce it; JD Vance tells his faith story in new memoir “Communion: Finding My Way back to Faith
Bishop: deal in Iran that brings peace and justice ‘to be welcomed’; Assisted Dying bill will be re-introduced in the Commons; Catholic Archbishop of Ireland’s ‘shock and horror’ at violence towards migrants; Art dealer ‘offers Banksy exhibition’ to save St David’s cathedral
Pope meets migrants in Gran Canaria and calls for legal and safe migration pathways; Archbishop: World Cup ‘draws communities together in surprising ways’; Muslim Tech festival gathers hundreds of professionals in London
No chaplains for England’s World Cup team — but there’s always WhatsApp support; Archbishop of Armagh calls for calm in Belfast; Pope blesses tower of Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona; Southern Baptists vote to ban women pastors and stop women preaching
Methodists ‘strongly condemn’ any attempt to inflame tensions in Northern Ireland; Pope Leo speaks in Catalan and welcomes young people in Barcelona; Bishops protest as Palestinian Christian student snatched at gunpoint by Israeli forces
Independent Christian schools win right to appeal against VAT on school fees; Pope tells Spanish Parliament that life must be protected at every stage; Catholic bishop shot dead in his own home in Mozambique; Church in Beddgelert wins online competition
1.2 million people gather for Pope Leo Mass in Madrid; Archbishop warns regulation of AI is ‘wholly inadequate’; Pentagon drops 180 religious groups from ‘recognised faith’ list
Chief Rabbi & Imam Qari Asim to address Religion Media Festival; ‘Profound sense of shock and shame’ in British Sikh community; Review into antisemitism says NHS staff should not wear political badges; The latest American trend – Christian-themed energy drinks
British Sikhs facing ‘collective punishment’ for Digwa’s ‘heinous and cowardly crime’; Bishop says responding to violence with violence is never the answer; Pope Leo’s visit to Spain unveiled; ‘Godbots’ offering companionship but sometimes dangerous advice
British Sikhs ‘utterly condemn’ killing of teenager by a Sikh man using a knife; EWTN news chief becomes president of Vatican communications; Sharing stories is the key to rebuilding social cohesion, conference hears; Muslim medics concerned at NHS regulations’ impact.
