Iran denies it had any involvement in attack on Salman Rushdie; Muslim appeal for 6 million people devastated by Somalia drought; Hare Krishna island prepares for August festival; Archbishop baptises five people in the sea at Bridlington
Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie “on the road to recovery”; Criminal investigation into Southern Baptist Convention’s handling of sex abuse; Rock crystals found in neolithic burial site from 6,000 years ago
The Religion Media Centre is thrilled to announce another round of ‘Creating Connections’ between the media and faith groups.
Rabbi warns of cost of living impact on Jewish communities; Pope Francis meets transgender people sheltering in Rome church; Veteran religion reporter urges US church to wake up to disintegration; The historic legacy of Buddhist Temples in England
Scottish Episcopal bishop Anne Dyer fights suspension; Suspect in Albuquerque Muslim killing spree ‘knew the victims’; Date set for law forbidding 16 and 17 year olds from being married; The Jewish family roots of Olivia Newton John
Liz Truss commits to building a holocaust memorial next to Parliament; Former CofE official appears in court charged with £5.2 million fraud; Muslim Charities face increasing difficulty in banking services; Church organist for 75 years honoured by Prince Charles
Christian Legal Centre accused of “preying upon the most vulnerable”; PM refuses faith groups’ pleas for emergency measures in cost of living crisis; Biden condemns killing of four Muslim men in New Mexico
Gordon Brown joins faith groups in urgent call for action on “financial timebomb”; Same sex debate ignites again as Lambeth conference ends; Antisemitic incidents in early 2022 lower than last year; Largest Muslim convention in UK attracts 30,000 people this weekend
Lambeth Conference 2022 will be remembered as a watershed when those in favour and those against same-sex relationships found a “huge sense of acceptance of one another”
Archbishop agrees to meet Sandi Toksvig to discuss Anglicans and same sex marriage; Renewed commitment for Anglicans to strive for Christian unity; £7 million Hindu Temple opens in Oldham
