Archbishop Sarah Mullally to visit the Pope in Rome this weekend; Soldiers jailed after smashing Jesus statue in Lebanon; Man admits raping Sikh woman in Walsall home attack; Slave trade protesters and police at rector’s installation service
Faith leaders pledge commitment to peace and unity ahead of the Senedd election;
Two arrested after Harrow synagogue attack; BBC Panorama examines rising antisemitism in Britain; Investors launch multifaith ethical investment network
Fourth attack on Jewish community in north London; Starmer ‘is not a prophet, just a man doing his best’; Pope says his call for peace is not an attempt to debate Trump; Launch of research into Muslim converts in Britain
Sarah Mullally backs the Pope in calls for peace; Churchwarden’s conviction of murder is quashed; Church in Wales allows same sex blessings and moves towards same sex marriage; Methodist minister appeals for calm after reports of rape outside the church
People feel ‘anxious, fearful and uncertain’ in Church in Wales; Arrests after arson attempt on synagogue in north London; Pope calls for peace and justice in Cameroon; Report says China increasing pressure on Christians
Trump doubles down on his criticism of the Pope – and turns on Meloni; Pope doubles down on peace – ‘God’s heart with the humble not the arrogant’; International conference on Sudan as aid agencies unite for urgent action; School assembly songs to attract families into church
Outrage over Trump’s blatant image portraying himself as Jesus; Pope is not afraid and will continue to speak out; Twelve aid agencies combine to seek aid for forgotten Sudan; Festival of Vaisakhi marked today
President Trump launches blistering attack on the Pope; Pope Leo: Prayer for peace is ‘bulwark against delusion of omnipotence’; Resounding defeat for Victor Orbán who put Christian nationalism centre stage
Russia declares ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Easter this weekend; Bishop of Salisbury steps back while financial audit takes place; Holy sites re-open in Jerusalem; The ‘Maga-fication of religion in America’
Pope Leo welcomes ceasefire agreement; Christian nationalism and the US war in Iran; Pastor charged with manslaughter after man drowned during baptism; CofE to apologise for its role in historical forced adoption
