Jehovah’s Witnesses allow blood products – but not transfusions; Chief Rabbi’s special prayer for peace on Yom Kippur; Warning of Christian persecution in Pakistan after Lambeth award mistake; Leeds Minster removes tapestry naming Gaza victims as 18 said to be Hamas
Lambeth Palace withdraws award to Muslim cleric; AI must remain in the service of humanity, say the King and the Pope; Story of drone attack on Mecca denied by Houthis
Catholic school reopens in Gaza after nearly three years of war; Middle East conflicts ‘tests’ relations between Christians and Jews; LDS world leader says creating common good is key purpose of US constitution; Methodist preacher and magician uses magic to evangelise
Survey suggests ’64 per cent of UK Christians are broad evangelicals’; Board of Deputies meets Archbishop over Kairos document; Government urged to appoint anti Muslim hostility tsar; Canada’s lone religion reporter highlights value of RMC bulletins
Bill to end ban on Catholics and Jews advising on CofE bishops, in parliament today; Call for more ‘political theology’ in Christian response to social need; Chief Coroner seeks public inquiry into Heaton Park synagogue attack
The Gather Movement has set an ambitious target to map all front-line social action projects undertaken by faith groups in every local authority area
Assisted Dying bill comes back to the Commons today; Burnham to end ban on Catholic and Jewish PMs advising on bishops; Archbishop of York welcomes sanctions on Israeli settlements; Alastair Campbell attended Bible studies at Lambeth Palace
Church ‘needs to rediscover apocalyptic language’ in the face of AI threat; Calls for improved palliative care as assisted dying bill is defeated; The Ganga Aarti festival of light is brought to the Thames
Assisted Dying bill comes back to the Commons today; Burnham to end ban on Catholic and Jewish PMs advising on bishops; Archbishop of York welcomes sanctions on Israeli settlements; Alastair Campbell attended Bible studies at Lambeth Palace
Vatican’s AI warnings resurface as researchers warn it could ‘kill all humans’; Met Police launches criminal investigation into Reform UK funding; How new ideas of the universe and consciousness help understanding of life; ‘The Singing Bible’ – every chapter sung in 16 musical styles, from sea shanty to hip-hop
