French church sex abuse compensation claims could reach €2billion; Reforming the structures of the Catholic church an “urgent priority”; Auschwitz museum daubed with antisemitic graffiti; 30 years of English cathedral girl choristers
330,000 children abused by Catholic clergy and laity in France; Roman Catholic church overhauls power structures in “most ambitious reform for 60 years”; City of London rejects plans for tower block near UK’s oldest synagogue
Forty religious leaders call on governments to tackle climate change; Bishop says taxpayers pick up effect of problem gambling – suicide, homelessness, debt; Citygate Christian Outreach Centre, in Beckenham, under investigation; Swedish cartoonist of the Prophet Mohammed dies in car crash inferno
Forty religious leaders meet in Rome to appeal for action on climate change; 3,000 paedophiles in French Catholic church since 1950; Songs of Praise congratulated by the Queen on its 60th anniversary; Donald Trump – No one has done more for Christianity than me.
Bishops, churches and faith based charities have protested at government plans to cut the universal credit £20 uplift, saying it risks causing hunger, debt and evictions
Global hostilities involving religion fall to the lowest level in five years; California man gets life sentence for fatal synagogue attack; New appointments to Independent Safeguarding Board; Conversion therapy report recommends ban on prayer to change gender identity
Deep seated dissatisfaction with online worship but it’s here to stay; Church closure decision in Croydon met with claims of racism; Muslim Council of Britain issues refugee guide; Christian meditation technique tried on children – and the Archbishop’s Council
1100 faith leaders say cut to universal credit will force millions into poverty; Canadian Catholic bishops pledge £30 million to heal abuse against children in residential schools; Dalai Lama supports Edinburgh cafe at risk of closure
U-turn as Nottingham university allows RC chaplain to serve; Christians are ‘moral compass’ in Labour party; Jewish former MP re-joins Labour; Church in Wales opponents of same sex blessings demand their own bishop; Songs of Praise is 60
Charities appeal to government to provide houses for Afghan refugees; Young people twice as likely to pray regularly than older people in UK; Muslim charity and campaign group shut down in France; Big questions to the Archbishop in Surrey
