Religion news 12 September 2025
Charlie Kirk’s Christian faith and influence; Assisted Dying Bill debated in the House of Lords today; Bishop says CofE must talk about national identity; Israeli president tells British Jews ‘I’ve got your back’
Charlie Kirk’s Christian faith and influence; Assisted Dying Bill debated in the House of Lords today; Bishop says CofE must talk about national identity; Israeli president tells British Jews ‘I’ve got your back’
Charlie Kirk was a central figure in promoting MAGA and Donald Trump, and a powerful influencer urging students to embrace conservative Christianity.
Charlie Kirk shot dead at 31 – tributes paid to his conservative Christian faith; Trump asks Americans to pray for their nation; Quakers sit down protest outside London arms fair; Djed Spence becomes first Muslim footballer to play for England
Pope Leo concerned at ‘truly serious situation’ after Qatar attack; Bangor Cathedral choir suspended following ‘Canticle of Indignation’; Archbishop resigns in dispute amid ‘spiritual Disneyland’ development at Mount Sinai; UK’s oldest Jewish cemetery discovered at The Barbican
FaithAction launches evaluation of Faith Covenant scheme; Quakers seek to join in judicial review of Palestine Action decision; US National Conservatism conference speakers ‘regard Muslims as the enemy’; African Methodism grows after autonomy on sexuality
King to attend first Catholic funeral by a monarch in Britain since the reformation; Faith minister Lord Khan has left the government; YouGov survey suggests 21 per cent of British public hold antisemitic views; Runners and riders in the Archbishop of Canterbury race
Bishop of Warrington resigns after absence of two years; Chris Brain faces retrial on outstanding rape and sex abuse charges; Churches ‘regret’ distress caused in mother and baby homes in England; Scotland’s Jewish Council says First Minister endangering Jews
King Charles visits Birmingham Oratory, once the home of St John Henry Newman; Former Cornwall Methodist leader charged with sexual assault; Warning of ‘messy revolution’ unless older Muslims give way to younger leaders
British Muslims resist attacks in ‘patriotic’ flag frenzy; Green party elects Jewish leader and Muslim deputy leader; Explainer – Carlo Acutis, millennial saint, to be canonised this Sunday
Islamic Relief mobilises emergency aid after Afghanistan earthquake; Pope Leo ‘has same openness to LGBTQ issues’ as Pope Francis; Contents of Spurgeon’s College go under the hammer this month; Starvation sect in Kenya is active again
