Religion news 27 October 2026
Israel election ‘affects Jews worldwide’; Evangelical and Catholic vote decisive as Lula re-elected in Brazil; US evening of prayer for safe elections; Welsh schools ‘failing to provide consistent religious education’
Israel election ‘affects Jews worldwide’; Evangelical and Catholic vote decisive as Lula re-elected in Brazil; US evening of prayer for safe elections; Welsh schools ‘failing to provide consistent religious education’
‘Illuminating Spiritual Connections’ – the study of the foundational texts of Islam and Judaism shines a light on mutual connections and sparks interfaith dialogue.
Board of Deputies says Green party has become a racist party; Nuns rebuke 12 Catholic bishops who prayed over Trump; Jordan church shooting leaves nine dead and 40 injured
Muslim news website Hyphen to close as UAE funding withdrawn; The next CofE General Synod ‘will be as deadlocked as the last’; Fears that Southwell Minster may close due to financial crisis; Church challenges order to stop amplified street preaching
BBC Daily Service to be broadcast at 0545 on BBC local radio; Pope Leo XIV’s doctors confirm ‘no further treatment is necessary’; Christian climate groups condemn Jackdaw gas field approval; Churches offer prayers for Aberfan on 60th anniversary of disaster
BBC Daily Service moving to local radio and BBC Sounds; ‘A ministry of tears’: Aberfan remembered 60 years on; Schools urged to treat antisemitism as distinct category of harm; Jains and Christians unite to promote non-violence and peace
Kenyan pastor of starvation sect guilty of 191 murders; Priest killed after crucifix falls from church wall in Ecuador; Pope Leo calls President Zelensky about humanitarian aid; New global research initiative to explore Mysticism
Pope Leo thanks hospital staff and those who prayed; BBC religion cuts ‘undermine religious literacy’ at a time of critical importance; British faith representatives join G20 Interfaith Forum in Salt Lake City; New teaching resource to bring authentic Muslim voices into RE lessons
NUJ says BBC Religion and Ethics department to be ‘slashed’; Pope’s eldest brother Louis also being treated for cancer; Catholic network welcomes decision not to livestream execution; The ‘Awe Walks’ boosting compassion and gratitude
Pope Leo progressing well, but diagnosis ‘brings new urgency’; Bishop Anne Dyer suspended again, months before retirement; MPs to debate bringing Jagtar Singh Johal home from India; Dublin Hotel accused of antisemitism after 70 rooms ‘cancelled’
