Pope Leo gives robust theological defence of Vatican Two; New CofE Chief Education Officer is civil servant Charlie Lang; Hare Krishna monk turned punk rocker brings his band to London; Pope makes it onto Vanity Fair’s ‘best dressed’ list
Dolly Parton’s lifelong faith remembered in tributes; Faith communities ‘have infrastructure to tackle extreme weather’; ‘Priests Against Genocide’ urge decisive action on Palestine; Rochdale Council buys URC church to secure its future
Priest warns Christian community in northern West Bank is under increasing pressure; Ukrainian church leader warns that freedom cannot be taken for granted; Ayaan Institute launches campaign to ‘stop hate against halal’
Bishop says Ukrainians remain hopeful for freedom, 35 years on; Protest outside ‘Make Great Britain Christian again’ conference; David Campanale claims £790,000 damages after deselection over Christian views
Religious Studies GCSE among top ten most popular subjects; Faith organisations to join national summit on homelessness; Rowan Williams says Farage ‘wants to channel anti-Muslim feeling’; Bishop of Dudley describes ‘horrifying sight’ of wildfires near his home
DUP MP Jim Shannon charged with common assault; Church of England issues prayers for rain and delivery from drought; Hundreds of mosques ‘waiting for security funding’; 800 year old Brechin Cathedral transferred to Community Trust
AI programmers ‘should sign Hippocratic oath’; Florence Eshalomi is the new Faith Minister; Children’s Commissioner calls for reform of Prevent programme; CofE’s Church Housing Association plans homes on ‘Benefits Street’
Thousands gather in Trafalgar Square for Jason Arday vigil; Bishop ‘enters admissions’ to misconduct allegations following Makin review; Theos makes the case for studying Theology and Religious Studies; Nuns fight plans to take away their private beach in Italy
The death of Jason Arday: ‘a time for reflection on values and boundaries’; British Muslims pray for rain as showers are forecast; Progressive Jewish leaders appalled by Netanyahu’s ‘Islamic Republic of Britain’ jibe; 21 Cornwall churches to form ‘mega-benefice’
A level Religious Studies entries fall amid shortage of specialist teachers; Catholic Bishop of Northampton appears in court on rape charges; Pope themed mitre hats a major crowd puller at Chicago White Sox game
