Religion news 2 April 2026
Royal Maundy service in Wales for only the second time in 800 years; Easter message from church leaders in Jerusalem: pray for peace; Archbishop Richard Moth: ‘Refugees are in God’s image’
Royal Maundy service in Wales for only the second time in 800 years; Easter message from church leaders in Jerusalem: pray for peace; Archbishop Richard Moth: ‘Refugees are in God’s image’
Board urges UK bars Kanye West over antisemitism; Food parcels distributed for Passover; PM to work with church on shared values; Pope calls for peace and hopes for truce over Easter; Call for faith literacy in health care, as youth mental care referrals triple
Inter Faith Week 2025 grew with more youth and regional engagement; Faith leaders Easter reception at Number Ten; Israel’s ambassador to the Vatican summoned over Palm Sunday ban
Cardinal blocked from holy site in Jerusalem to celebrate Palm Sunday; Pope warns God ‘rejects prayers of those who wage war’; More than 1,000 march against Christian nationalism; Quiet Revival report withdrawn – RMC briefing 1200 today
Quiet Revival report withdrawn because of ‘fraudulent responses’; Spanish woman dies by euthanasia despite legal action by her family; Archbishop Sarah to meet the Pope in April as they pledge to continue dialogue
Sarah Mullally: A church for the whole nation and for the world; Warm applause for first female Archbishop of Canterbury; Bishop condemns attacks on Lebanon; Ban political abuse of religion campaign holds meeting in parliament
Installation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, today – a service with ‘women’s voices right the way through’; Anglican Futures rebukes backers of ‘liberal’ Mullally’s installation; King Charles becomes first patron of Jewish Community Security Trust; £4.725 million for St James’s Piccadilly
Arson attack on four Jewish charity ambulances- ‘horrific antisemitic attack’, investigated by counter terror police; ‘Leading Women’ CofE mentoring group propelled Sarah Mullally to high office; Cafod urges immediate ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon and the West Bank; ‘Boys Town’ priest on way to sainthood
Dame Sarah Mullally will be installed as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury at the cathedral on Weds 26 March at 3pm, the first woman to hold this role. It marks the start of her ministry – six months after her appointment was announced.
Archbishop Sarah Mullally completes six day pilgrimage to Canterbury, preparing for installation; Prince of Wales wishes for a “strong and meaningful bond” with the CofE; Pope Leo says wars are a scandal to the entire human family; Bishop says public iftar in Trafalgar Square “a moment of hospitality”
