The Catholic heritage of Andy Burnham; Archbishop apologises for CofE role in historic adoption practices; Dr Manon Ceridwen James elected as Bishop of Bangor; Mosque safety and security guidance issued amid far-right threat
Pope Leo welcomes agreement between Iran and the USA; Report says more than half of British Muslims experienced prejudice last year; Ahmadi religion members appear in court after police raids in April; Vicar and ordinand raise £40,000 from sponsored run
‘We dare not take it for granted’ – warning over future of religious broadcasting; Two precious stolen Torah scrolls turn up after a minister’s ‘Pause for Thought’; Catholic bishop’s ‘deep disappointment’ that assisted dying bill is being brought back; Muslims are celebrating the New Year
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
