Religion news 2 May 2025
Faith Minister backs future of Interfaith Week; New initiative to encourage people to go on pilgrimages; Christian Aid re-organisation plans will slash jobs; More articles and comment on the election of the next Pope
Faith Minister backs future of Interfaith Week; New initiative to encourage people to go on pilgrimages; Christian Aid re-organisation plans will slash jobs; More articles and comment on the election of the next Pope
Ideal next Pope – a leader, administrator, pastor and great communicator; US Supreme Court battle over publicly funded religious schools; Nigeria youth moving towards indigenous religion; Kissing ban the ‘bizarre’ feature of Covid weddings in Scotland
Cardinal Becciu will not take part in conclave to select the next Pope; Vaccination warning to Umrah and Hajj pilgrims; Harvard reports reveal antisemitism, anti-Muslim hatred, fear and exclusion
Date set for conclave to elect new Pope How US ‘Maga Catholics’ are lobbying cardinals; US activist cleric arrested for praying in US Capitol Rotunda; Martin Luther King campaign church severely damaged by fire
Thousands visit Pope Francis’ tomb; Vatican enters nine days of mourning; Kashmir dispute spills over in London; St George’s Day re-assigned in church calendars to today
More than 100,000 people pay respects to Pope Francis; Conclave to elect his successor described as ‘intimidating’; URC ‘laments’ impact of Supreme Court ruling on definition of a woman; Presidents of Israel and Poland join Annual Auschwitz March
Thousands are paying their respects to Pope Francis; Pope Francis’ changes ‘very difficult to put back in the box’; Protests at killing of 200 Christians in Nigeria; First Indian Hindu temple in Stoke-on-Trent officially opens
Pope Francis’ body will lie in state until funeral on Saturday; He told loyal nurse ‘Thank you for bringing me back to the Square’; Board of Deputies investigates all 36 signatories of FT Gaza letter; Eric Gill watercolour reinstated in Methodist Art Collection – with explanation
World mourns Pope Francis, ‘the very human, holy man of God’; He spoke of his suffering and shared burial plans. Obituary – Pope Francis, a champion of people on the margins; BBC’s Pilgrimage opens to rave reviews.
World and religious leaders pay tribute to Pope Francis, who has died aged 88
