Chief Imam: ‘Choose dialogue to prevent civic fracture before it happens’; The Changing Landscape of Faith in Britain; Church Commissioners’ rules to stop investment in oppressive regimes; Run a ‘Blue Christmas’ service to welcome single people
Proposal to change name of Herzog park in Dublin is withdrawn; Heaton Park synagogue survivor says ‘normalising antisemitism’ must stop; Pope Leo’s messages of peace to people in Lebanon; Three Austrian nuns in their 80s win the right to stay in their convent
Pope Leo appeals for peace and unity on his five day visit to Turkey and Lebanon; Badenoch: ‘you can argue that welfare spending is un-Christian’; Proposal to rename Herzog Park in Dublin criticised as ‘disgraceful’; Christmas with a grumpy owl and tasteless festive jumpers
Pope starts visit to Turkey with warning of third world war; UK interfaith leaders chart the future of multi-faith collaboration; Bishop of Chelmsford ‘bitterly regrets’ LGBTQ+ people have been failed by the church; Diocese of Bristol launches Advent calendar with an appeal
Faith response to the budget; Pope Leo starts first international visit today in Turkey; More time allocated in the Lords for debate on assisted dying bill; ‘Light the World’ charity vending gift machines launch in London and Birmingham
Jewish Labour peer says Nigel Farage should come clean and apologise; National Trust denies film-maker permission to use St Cuthbert’s Cave; London faith based volunteers ‘creating a city where everyone belongs’; TV and radio Christmas and New Year schedules
Faith organisations urge Chancellor to tax the super-rich; Catholic bishop ‘disappointed’ with outcome of COP30; Anger at protests outside Jewish synagogue in London; Over the limit priest crashes bishop’s car
The nations’ favourite school assembly hymn – Shine Jesus Shine; Pope urges swift action after 315 children kidnapped from a Catholic school in Nigeria; Moonsighting academic course launched to help British Muslims agree lunar dates
Third of Catholic priests in England from 1992-2024 were former Anglican clergy; British Jews abandon Labour and Tories for the Greens and Reform; Orange hearts on posters, Christmas trees and biscuits to show support for refugees; QR code scheme to live translate Christmas services
Christian focused Religious Education in Northern Ireland judged unlawful; Archbishop of York says Israel has committed ‘genocidal acts’; Lord Khan – Islamophobia definition has taken ‘far too long’; Muslim businesses in $2.4 trillion Halal economy at Excel centre exhibition
