Ruth Peacock

Ruth is the editorial consultant with 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 4 September 2026

Cambridge theology professor at centre of Reform funding allegations; Cabinet committee on antisemitism to ensure security; Pew finds anti-Muslim attitudes persist 25 years after 9/11; Britain needs new shared national story, where patriotism is ‘for the greater good’

Religion news 3 September 2026

Report warns ‘vicars are becoming an endangered species’; Police protect vicar of Doncaster Minster from anti-immigration protesters; SPCK acquires Eerdmans to become ‘leading global Christian publisher’; Religious hate crime rises as communities report fear and anxiety

Religion news 2 September 2026

Hindus in Croydon gather for prayer as their priest and 16 pilgrims are missing in Nepal; Assault case against Jim Shannon MP ‘ongoing for three years’; Six Jehovah’s witnesses jailed in Russia for ‘extremism’; Trump’s tussle with statue of Jesus in New Mexico land  grab

Religion news 1 September 2026

Muslim and Christian aid agencies join humanitarian efforts in Nepal; Hindu priest from Croydon among 33 Britons missing; Nigeria searches for hundreds kidnapped from mosques; Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney, Anne Dyer, announces retirement

Religion news 28 August 2026

Muslim and Christian aid agencies join humanitarian efforts in Nepal; Hindu priest from Croydon among 33 Britons missing; Nigeria searches for hundreds kidnapped from mosques; Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney, Anne Dyer, announces retirement

Religion news 27 August 2026

Pope Leo gives robust theological defence of Vatican Two; New CofE Chief Education Officer is civil servant Charlie Lang; Hare Krishna monk turned punk rocker brings his band to London; Pope makes it onto Vanity Fair’s ‘best dressed’ list

Religion news 26 August 2026

Dolly Parton’s lifelong faith remembered in tributes; Faith communities ‘have infrastructure to tackle extreme weather’; ‘Priests Against Genocide’ urge decisive action on Palestine; Rochdale Council buys URC church to secure its future

Religion news 25 August 2026

Priest warns Christian community in northern West Bank is under increasing pressure; Ukrainian church leader warns that freedom cannot be taken for granted; Ayaan Institute launches campaign to ‘stop hate against halal’

Religion news 24 August 2026

Bishop says Ukrainians remain hopeful for freedom, 35 years on; Protest outside ‘Make Great Britain Christian again’ conference; David Campanale claims £790,000 damages after deselection over Christian views

Religion news 21 August 2026

Religious Studies GCSE among top ten most popular subjects; Faith organisations to join national summit on homelessness; Rowan Williams says Farage ‘wants to channel anti-Muslim feeling’; Bishop of Dudley describes ‘horrifying sight’ of wildfires near his home