CofE general synod meets in York; Vatican possible venue for Ukraine Russia peace talks; Hot debate in consultation over Islamophobia definition; ‘South West Awake’ day of prayer along the infamous coastal path; Can AI interpret speaking in tongues?
Faith groups lobby parliament on climate change; Last Christian majority town on the West Bank threatened by attacks; ‘Sins of the Church’ in Wales investigated by the BBC; US Catholic diocese lifts Mass obligation for fear of immigration raids
Government reaffirms commitment to Freedom of Religion or Belief; Charity Commission launches inquiry into Holy Trinity, Micklegate, York; Catholic bishops publish paper on taxation and Christian ethics; ‘Social Action Hackathon’ sparks Jewish community initiatives
Courage and hope on the anniversary of the London Bomb attacks; MP says there’s a witch hunt against Catholic MPs over assisted dying; Nine O’Clock Service trial hears of kissing and massage; Pope Leo XIV has gone on holiday
King calls for ‘spirit of unity’ on 7/7 anniversary; Former Archbishop of Wales says decision to retire was painful but necessary; ‘Inflammatory’ sermon leads to Charity Commission disqualification; Indulgences return to England’s Anglican cathedrals
BBC Director General apologises to Jewish staff over Glastonbury; Church divisions ‘may block selection’ of next Archbishop of Canterbury; Methodists prepare for conflict amid growing global security concerns; UK Gurdwara Alliance launched to liaise with government
Report says media ignores diverse, grass-roots Christianity; Dalai Lama announces Trust will choose his successor; MCB leader slams ‘hypocrisy’ over Glastonbury chants; Interfaith work needs an ‘ecosystem’ of groups.
Christians in parliament protest over welfare bill; Act on Glastonbury or admit ‘Britain is becoming unsafe for Jews’; Mamdani’s NY victory reveals ‘appalling undercurrent of racism’; Old English reading of the Nicene Creed goes viral
Chief Rabbi: Glastonbury chants ‘grotesque expression of mass hatred’; Archbishop of Wales retires with immediate effect; Catholic Lib Dem MP denied communion after supporting assisted dying; Stampede at Rath Yatra festival in India kills three
Church of England prepares for war; New York’s Muslim mayoral candidate faces Islamophobic abuse; Dalai Lama expected to address his succession by 6 July; Continuing legal issues for ‘The Chosen’ blockbuster film series
