Ruth Peacock

Ruth is the leader of the Religion Media Centre project and oversees its work. After studying theology and teaching RE, she trained as a journalist on a local paper, freelanced in print and radio and then joined the BBC, working in many news departments, including the main newsgathering desk. She also worked on the BBC’s move into the new W1 building and studied organisational change.

Written Content

Religion news 15 July 2021

Pope Francis leaves hospital ten days after surgery; Mediator in Christ Church v Dean dispute leaves without a resolution; Saudi Arabia will take legal action on Hajj pilgrims without permits; Dippy the dinosaur residing at Norwich Cathedral

Religion news 14 July 2021

MPs decision to cut international aid condemned as “devastating, unjust, heartless”; Methodist church urges caution as Covid-19 restrictions end; Growing US trend to compost dead bodies meets opposition

Religion news 12 July 2021

Football and religion, hope and disappointment; 10,000 or 20,000 new Church of England groups?; Jewish cultural centre beside the sea; Boris Johnson: a “very bad Christian”

Religion news 7 July 2021

Church of England plans 10,000 lay led communities; Singing allowed in churches as Covid restrictions lift, but full guidance still awaited; Methodists bewildered, ecstatic or sad following same sex marriage vote; Muslim Golf Association a runaway success

Religion news 5 July 2021

Pope Francis in hospital for surgery; Cardinal Angelo Becciu to stand trial for alleged financial crimes; Humanist leads NHS memorial ceremony; Faith groups thank front line workers; QAnon goes new age and pastel

Religion news 2 July 2021

It’s unfair: football fans can sing … why can’t church congregations?; Methodists ban conversion therapy; Fewer than 50 per cent of RE teachers surveyed believe in God

Religion news 1 July 2021

Methodists vote for same sex marriage; Christian leader Joel Edwards has died aged 70; LSE report says Christians in India are living in constant fear of Hindu Nationalists; Pope to meet survivors of Canadian Catholic residential schools

Religion news 30 June 2021

Methodists vote today on same-sex marriage; Record anti-Semitic and anti Muslim abuse reports after recent conflict; Petition launched: Sign to Sing; Canadian Catholic burned after unmarked graves found