Religion news 3 November 2025
Prayers in Huntingdon for the ‘healing of our town’; Saint John Henry Newman declared a Doctor of the Church, a rare honour; Forty MPS call on government to adopt definition of Islamophobia
Prayers in Huntingdon for the ‘healing of our town’; Saint John Henry Newman declared a Doctor of the Church, a rare honour; Forty MPS call on government to adopt definition of Islamophobia
Keir Starmer: ‘a national moral duty’ to fight against antisemitism; Faith groups urged to improve safeguarding referrals; End of RE bursary scheme will ‘profoundly affect’ young people; Europe’s largest Halloween festival in Northern Ireland
King and Queen visit Neasden Temple to mark 30th anniversary; Helpline service launched to support victims of anti-Muslim hate; Aid agencies launch appeals as hurricane Melissa strikes the Caribbean; Silicon Valley technology to ‘hasten the coming of Christ’s return
Jewish leaders call for national strategy to combat antisemitism; CofE attendance up, but still not back to pre-Covid levels; Graffiti attack on Scotland’s largest mosque under investigation
King heckled outside Lichfield Cathedral; Sarah Mullaly must make natural world ‘defining mission’; Number Ten ‘concerned’ over Tower Hamlets protest chant ‘Zionist scum, off our streets’; Community tension over sale of Hindu temple in Peterborough; World’s largest Orthodox church opens in Bucharest
National celebration marks 60 years of inter-religious dialogue; Witchcraft surges on Etsy as people seek life-changing spells; Muslim candidate for New York mayor: ‘Islamophobia is endemic in the US’; Campaign to allow Sikh Jhatka method of slaughtering animals
King Charles and Pope Leo in historic prayer service at Sistine Chapel; Two men charged over Peacehaven mosque attack; £10 million security boost for British Muslims; Badenoch says expel protesters threatening Jewish lecturer with beheading; Appeal to build tower beside oldest synagogue
King and Queen arrive in Rome for historic meeting with Pope Leo; Volunteers plead for renewal of church repair grant scheme amid ‘unfolding crisis’; Met police deny arresting Jewish lawyer over Star of David pendant
National Churches Trust issues urgent call to save Britain’s churches; Bishops call for immediate removal of two child benefit cap; New Catholic bishop of Plymouth appointed; Mosque women’s leader denies ban in fun run
King meets survivors of Manchester synagogue attack; Maccabi Tel Aviv halts ticket sales for Aston Villa match; Lords table abortion amendments in Crime & Policing Bill; Charity baptises asylum seekers in hotel bathtubs
