Religion news 1 June 2026
Pope Leo suggests peace can start with abstaining from violence on social media; Government scheme to fund Muslim war memorial; Private Members’ Bill MPs consider assisted dying
Pope Leo suggests peace can start with abstaining from violence on social media; Government scheme to fund Muslim war memorial; Private Members’ Bill MPs consider assisted dying
Prime Minister meets Archbishop Sarah Mullally in Downing Street; Sikh man guilty of stabbing teenager to death with ceremonial knife; British Museum postpones lecture on ancient Israel after threat of disruption; St David’s Cathedral in Wales could be insolvent in two years
London mayor Sadiq Khan in Mecca for annual Hajj pilgrimage; British Muslim Network evolves into UK Muslim Network; Jesuit Refugee Service says children are being detained and deported; Candidate chosen as next Bishop of Bristol, withdraws for family reasons
44 degrees for the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca; Anti-Hindu Hate Monitor project launched online in Britain; Man arrested in connection with Heaton Park synagogue attack; St Bride’s church gleaming after project to clean the stonework
Pope Leo warns of dangers of artificial intelligence; UK’s 4 million Muslims ‘young, well educated, but stuck in deprived neighbourhoods’; Catholic charities urge government to protect asylum seekers
Artificial Intelligence and the role of the church in society as jobs disappear; Billionaire hedge fund manager donates to spiritual awareness charity ‘LightEn’; Bishop and Imam appeal for withdrawal of Oxford Union invitation to Tommy Robinson; Resurgence in Biblical food diet
Lords condemn hate speech at Unite the Kingdom and Nakba Day marches; New BBC DG: consumer drives choices and ‘we go where audiences are’; Fairtrade tea sales up as tea growers face financial uncertainty
Women of faith have ‘central role’ in delivering community cohesion and social change; Anglican church leaders welcome release of Palestinian student Layan Nasir; Barnabas Aid founder Patrick Sookhdeo has died
British Social Attitudes survey shows ‘no sign of a Quiet Revival’; Anthropic co-founder joins Pope to launch encyclical on Artificial Intelligence; Three quarters of the Church of England’s 42 cathedrals are in deficit; Muslim Women’s Network condemns niqab stunt at Unite the Kingdom rally
Crosses held aloft at Unite the Kingdom march; Nakba Day march draws thousands to London; Pope signs encyclical on Artificial Intelligence and ethics; Police drop case against Bristol street preacher
