Religion news 24 March 2022
Orthodox leaders condemn Russia’s action in Ukraine; Christian charity warns of rising debt; Young, woke and Christian people demand to be heard; Memorial to slave trader at Jesus College Cambridge must remain
Orthodox leaders condemn Russia’s action in Ukraine; Christian charity warns of rising debt; Young, woke and Christian people demand to be heard; Memorial to slave trader at Jesus College Cambridge must remain
Young Christians who feel marginalised, not listened to, powerless, and even oppressed within the church, have been given a voice in a new explosive book.
Ukraine people “became an army when they saw evil”; Holocaust survivor dies in rocket attack; Radio Maria director says Archangel Michael will protect Ukraine; Church leaders urge Chancellor to tackle cost of living crisis; Global faith leaders back safeguards for LGBTQ+ people
Patriarch Kirill repeats Russia and Ukraine are one nation; Orthodox Christians openly split over “Russian World”; Women become leaders in largest Islamic organisation in the world; Free speech row over Christian concern event at Oxford College
Archbishop of Canterbury has online conference with Russian Orthodox leader Patriarch Kirill; Dozens of religious leaders in Jerusalem call for peace; Ireland church leaders ask UK government to waive visas for Ukraine refugees
Archbishop of Canterbury has online conference with Russian Orthodox leader Patriarch Kirill; Dozens of religious leaders in Jerusalem call for peace; Ireland church leaders ask UK government to waive visas for Ukraine refugees
Campaigners’ joy as Nazanin Ratcliffe returns to UK; Pope meets Patriarch Kirill to press for a just peace in Ukraine; Churches in England deplore discrimination in refugee system; Lords reject moves to allow assisted dying; Ampleforth College rated inadequate after stories of sex and drugs
The use of force to stop Russia’s onslaught against Ukraine is a “just war”, but moral complexities cloud the response of the West
UK public open homes to Ukraine refugees; Churches in England appeal for end to war; Once flourishing Jewish community disperses; Indian court upholds hijab ban; It’s the Jewish festival of Purim
Russian Orthodox church in Amsterdam severs links with Moscow; Anxiety, powerlessness and fear reported by the Dean of Russia and Ukraine; Hundreds of British churches offer help to Ukrainian refugees; Methodist leaders join call for People’s Covid Vaccine
