Government’s social cohesion strategy expected to be published today; Report says half of UK reporting on Islam and Muslims is biased; Unification Church in Japan ordered to disband; New Christian and Gospel singles chart reflects rise in sales
BBC committed to universal public service ‘representing the whole of the UK’; Westminster Quaker Meeting House raided again by Metropolitan Police; Gafcon pulls back from electing a leader to rival the Archbishop of Canterbury; Royal support for Holi celebrations in Leicester
Iranian diaspora in the UK ‘fearing for their relatives’ as attacks continue; Church abandons process to find interim Bishop of Bangor; Government launches review of antisemitism in schools and colleges; Politicians support British Muslims at Iftar events in Westminster
Religious and public service broadcasting is a ‘precious bulwark against polarisation’ but can it survive the technological and societal revolution ahead?
Archbishop of York concerned at place of religion across BBC and ‘appalling lack of religious literacy’ ; The Bishop of Guildford Andrew Watson has died after a short illness; Trump ‘anointed by Jesus to attack Iran and cause Armageddon’
Middle East crisis ‘triggers massive displacement in Lebanon’; Chief Rabbi appeals for the miracle of Purim to be re-enacted in Iran; Gafcon to launch alternative Anglican Communion this week; Briefing today ‘The BBC Charter review and the future of religious broadcasting’
Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader and top religious authority, is dead; Faith leaders warn against war and urge peace; Government ‘committed to working closely with churches’; Theos report urges theology-led rethink of investment and wealth; Jewish festival of Purim starts this evening
Jersey votes to allow assisted dying; ‘Catalogue of failures’ led to bishop’s promotion despite sex abuse allegations; Super mosque building project paused due to £4million shortfall; Bake Off star says she lost brand deals when people ‘clocked’ she was Muslim
Man arrested after ‘entering Manchester mosque with an axe’ during prayers; Bill for compulsory labelling of kosher and halal meat introduced in the Commons; ‘Hong Kongers in the Church of England’ support group for growing congregations; Bristol parishes ‘beacons of hope’ in their communities
Senedd votes in favour of assisted dying in Welsh NHS; ‘Angry prayer’ in service to commemorate fourth anniversary of Ukraine war; Report finds police and council failings in 2022 Leicester unrest; Listed Places of Worship grant scheme runs out of money
