Ruth Peacock

Ruth is the leader of the Religion Media Centre project and oversees its work. After studying theology and teaching RE, she trained as a journalist on a local paper, freelanced in print and radio and then joined the BBC, working in many news departments, including the main newsgathering desk. She also worked on the BBC’s move into the new W1 building and studied organisational change.

Written Content

Religion news 27 January 2025

Buildings lit in purple tonight on Holocaust Memorial Day; Holy Land pilgrimages ‘should include towns in the West Bank’; Dr Wajid Akhter elected Secretary General of Muslim Council of Britain; “Is God making a comeback” among Britain’s youth?; Pope warns against brain rot by constant social media scrolling

Religion news 24 January 2025

‘British Muslim Network’ to launch next month; Southport priest says ‘Everyone is heartbroken beyond words’; US Faith leaders resist Trump’s mass deportation plan; ‘Emergency’ film screenings cancelled after Sikh protests

Religion news 23 January 2025

US Episcopalian leaders back call for Trump to show mercy; Listed places of worship grant scheme extended for one year; Welsh revival bringing children into the church; Unofficial chaplain to “The Traitors”

Religion news 22 January 2025

Bishop tells Trump: have mercy on our scared people; Pope says US deportation plan is ‘a disgrace’; Community church says Southport killer’s family ‘devastated’; Harriet Harman proposes end to CofE bishops’ right to sit in the Lords

Religion news 21 January 2025

Trump: ‘God saved me to make America great again’; Muslim Hands report ‘glimmer of relief’ in Gaza; CofE services for same sex blessings face another delay; Radical ‘Sea of Faith’ theologian, Don Cupitt, has died

Religion news 20 January 2025

Welcome return of Israeli hostages and calls for immediate aid to Gaza; Faith leaders line up support Trump on Inauguration Day; Moral dilemma in the Church of England over its use of Twitter /X; Tesco worker who wore a “fez” to work, loses religious discrimination claim

Religion news 17 January 2025

Government announces national audit of grooming gangs; Eighteen charities demand justice for Palestinians; Survey says 12 per cent of UK adults are antisemitic; Acting on Makin review a “watershed moment” for CofE; Monthly bonus to Vatican families with three children

Religion news 15 January 2025

The lost music of Auschwitz uncovered by young British composer; Decision on changes to church repair scheme announced soon; Grooming gang debate descends into anger in Welsh Senedd; Three day meeting on the future of the United Reformed Church

Religion news 14 January 2025

Pope’s autobiography ‘Hope’ in a life of tension; National consultation on future of Inter Faith Week; Holocaust reception at Buckingham Palace; Peterborough Cathedral’s financial crisis may force part closure

Religion news 13 January 2025

“Muslim Leadership Council” the government can engage with; 400 million pilgrims expected for Hindu festival in India; Pope awarded US Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction; Would be children’s TV presenter turned nun, in line for sainthood