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 8 July

UK Hajj tour operators threat British Muslim tour operators are threatened with financial ruin after the Saudi authorities barred international travellers to Mecca for the

Religion news 7 July

Legal action over locked down places of worship      Banning religious services during the coronavirus lockdown may have been illegal, according to a judgment

Religion News 3 July

Vatican concern over West Bank annexation The Vatican has reiterated that Israel and the State of Palestine “have the right to exist and to live

Religion News 2 July

Prince thanks Commonwealth faith communities The Prince of Wales has thanked religious communities for looking after their neighbours during Covid-19. In a video message to

Religion News 1 July

THE DISTURBING RISE OF THE Q-ANON CULT The new religious movement QAnon, which emerged in the States in 2017 with wild conspiracy theories, has attracted

Religion News 30 June

30 people max at a wedding The government has issued new guidance for the re-opening of places of worship for congregational activities. Weddings, funerals and

Religion News 29 June

Cancelling ‘white Jesus’ The Archbishop of Canterbury says the Church of England should rethink its portrayal of Jesus as white.  In an interview with BBC

Religion News 25 June

London – a religious city London is a much more religious city than the media supposes and much more devout than the rest of the

Religion News 24 June

Churches re-open after an ‘extraordinary’ time Places of worship can reopen for services following the Government’s announcement that the lockdown is being eased. But physical

Religion News 23 June

Conservative MPs block change to Sunday trading laws Conservative MPs have reportedly forced the government to backtrack over plans to relax Sunday trading laws. The