Religion news 21 January 2022
Former Pope Benedict XVI accused of mishandling sex abuse cases; Ukraine Church leaders appeal for prayers; Church of England disinvests from 28 companies including BP
Former Pope Benedict XVI accused of mishandling sex abuse cases; Ukraine Church leaders appeal for prayers; Church of England disinvests from 28 companies including BP
Afghanistan is “the most dangerous place in the world to be a Christian”; MP who defected to Labour is co-chair of APPG on British Jews; Christians Against Poverty deeply concerned that debt will rocket
Winchester college Christian group operated “like a cult”; Bishop concerned at threat to BBC licence fee; Pope’s two close aides test positive for Covid; European Court decides Pastafarian church of the flying spaghetti monster is not a religion
Rabbi held hostage describes his daring escape; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints coordinates relief for Tonga; Anne Franks’ betrayer uncovered; Parishioners in Lorna Doone village fight plans to sell the vicarage
Bishop: “Nobody wants to be governed by leaders who’ve lost their sense of moral values” ; Man who took hostages in a Dallas synagogue was British; Global church may have more say in appointment of next Archbishop of Canterbury; Champagne set aside in honour of Australian batting hero Usman Khawaja
Children adopted through Ireland’s Catholic institutions allowed access to birth records; Senior Jewish Deputy leader resigns after past social media posts revealed; Citizens stop church pans to turn a 12th century French abbey into a bric-a-brac house
An online resource catalogues social media posts of the Capitol Hill riots, showing religion as a thread weaving through the entirety of events.
Number Ten parties furore may re-assert integrity and truth in politics; Positive vibrations, chakras and star signs – British spiritual beliefs; Board of Deputies suspends senior vice president
Tory MPs urge sanctions against HSBC over links to oppression of Uyghurs; New chair to oversee parish reorganisation and church closures; Israel rebuts claims that radical fringe groups aim to drive Christians out of Jerusalem
Pope Francis warns against cancel culture; Archbishop: Social care is a community obligation not just about cash; Religious opposition to nationality and borders bill gathers pace; Robotic skeleton aids Buddhist pilgrims in Japan
