Sir Paul Marshall, evangelical Christian with right wing politics, buys The Spectator; Nazir Afzal leaves the Catholic church for CofE Safeguarding role; APPG on British Muslims reconstituted with new co-chairs; Orchestra playing Ibiza dance songs in a cathedral “incongruent” with Christian message
Church in Wales convenes summit on river pollution; Runners and riders for the job as the next Archbishop of Canterbury; Sikh organisation says Islamophobia definition threatens free speech
Grenfell fire tragedy showed essential role of faith groups in the community; Pope signs joint faiths declaration for peace and protection of the environment; Plans for Holocaust Memorial next to Parliament progress to next stage in the Lords
Grenfell Tower report – faith and community groups displayed ‘the best of humanity’ but Muslims were ‘abandoned and mistreated’; Pope to sign interfaith declaration in Jakarta; Gen Z Trad Catholics – the new phenomenon with TikTok as its church
Support and disquiet over decision to restict arms licenses to Israel; Evangelical benefactor Sir Paul Marshall ‘poised’ to own The Spectator; Ayatollah Dr Sayyid Fadhil Al-Milani, the heart of Britain’s Shia community, has died aged 80; Church inspectors praise Ofsted move
CUK’s ‘hostile environment’ policy forces asylum seekers into destitution; Independent Muslim MPs form Alliance with Jeremy Corbyn; One in five British Jewish parents more likely to send children to Jewish schools since 7 October
Outrage from British faith leaders at killing of Israeli hostages; Holocaust survivor says far right success in German elections must be resisted; Faith minister, Lord Khan, meets the Pope; The Amish electrician who sells solar panels to technophobe communities
Pope Francis, 87, prepares for longest foreign trip in his papacy; Pope and Archbishop denounced over comments on Israel; Kamala Harris campaign hires faith engagement director;
Pope says pushing back migrants is “a grave sin”; Call for next Conservative leader to act decisively on Islamophobia; Half a million people climb to cathedral rooftops; Hillsong founder Brian Houston launches new online church
US Church pays off $8 million of community’s medical debts; New Bishop of Wolverhampton, a marine engineer who once served in Kenya; Jewish grandmother standing for US president in six states; Refugee family separated by war re-united and supported by Church of Scotland
