Religion news 18 February 2022
Jewish community in Ukraine appeals for help; Bishop advises ‘hunker down’ and stay safe in storm alert; Jewish covid death toll in UK passes 1,000; Bishops’ fear of local radio interviews on science and religion
Jewish community in Ukraine appeals for help; Bishop advises ‘hunker down’ and stay safe in storm alert; Jewish covid death toll in UK passes 1,000; Bishops’ fear of local radio interviews on science and religion
Board of Deputies President meets the Pope in Rome; People in Ukraine are in churches every night praying for peace; Church launches spiritual centre for growing number of non-religious; CofE website initiative for Christian take on contemporary issues so others can believe it
Polish Archbishop calls on Christians to pray that war is averted; Failure to stop church abuser over 30 years was “grave and regrettable”; “People’s Review” calls for dismantling of government’s Prevent programme; Archbishop declares Bake-Off is a gladiatorial game
Cardinal prays for peace in Ukraine; Covid case rates in England differed according to religion; Italian campaign against church sex abuse launched today; Holocaust reparation bill passed in Latvia
Orthodox church of Ukraine calls on God to “stand with our army”; Likelihood of fewer bishops in the Lords; Calls for independent public inquiry into Birmingham Trojan Horse affair; Who was St Valentine?
Levelling Up white paper misses opportunity to recognise unique work of faith groups in social cohesion and service to the community
2021 anti Jewish hate incidents up 34 per cent in a year; Australian religious discrimination bill falls; Half the multimillion funded Muslim start-up companies are based in the US; Bronze statue of medieval Jewish woman Licoricia unveiled in Winchester
Church of England safeguarding failures still present; Open discussion on celibacy of priesthood; Schools and colleges in Karnataka, India, shut over hijab ban
Archbishop on “truth speaking” in politics; Church of England’s failure to tackle racial inequality; Former Pope Benedict XVI deeply hurt he has been labelled a liar; Faith and imagination missing from Levelling Up plans
Bishop: Politicians “complicit in rancid and dangerous political culture”; CofE bishops could be transformed into new shadow cabinet;; US Religious groups rise in protest defending pro-abortion rights; National mourning for Indian singer who united faith traditions
