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
Christian Downs syndrome campaigner loses abortion law case; Bishops plant trees for the Queen’s Green Canopy; Jewish festival run sees high attendances at services; Autumn pagan and alternative festival in Ely has plans for expansion
Oxford college apologises for hosting Christian conference; Photographic exhibition of lives rebuilt after the Holocaust; Destruction of Sodom “due to a meteor crashing to earth”; Autumn equinox celebrated as the sun rises today.
Faith communities aim to make ecocide an international crime; Muslim conference on faith and climate change; GAFCON rebel Anglicans support opponents of same sex blessings in Wales; Jewish News is best British weekly free paper
Faith leaders unite to call for urgent action to save the planet; Archbishop: passionate that the parish is essential; £4.5 billion halal market in UK must be protected; Thousands crowd the streets of Nepal for religious festival
Pope unequivocal – abortion is homicide and a pastoral not political problem; Justin Welby says women pioneers build bridges across faith differences; BBC former religious affairs editor Martin Bashir will not be prosecuted over Diana interview
£1million Faith New Deal Pilot Fund announced by government; Review proposes Church of England structures are shaken to the core; 107 year old Irish granny whose faith interview went viral has died
Church of England archbishops clash over assisted suicide; Global religious leaders consider response to impact of pandemic; Animal welfare food labelling must not disparage religion; Thieves make off with grapes intended for communion wine in Kansas City
Bishop Jack Spong, powerful advocate for liberal Christianity, has died aged 90; Turning back migrants’ boats “criminalisation of the Good Samaritan”; Attempt to end compulsory acts of worship in schools; 69 per cent of American Muslims experienced discrimination post 9/11
